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CHICAGO, IL - Following an 'emotional meeting'' with a dozen Chicago Public School students, Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education called for a 'national conversation'' about values and teen violence and said he will visit other cities 'to talk with people and find ways to protect our children'. Secretary Duncan told more than 400 of the nation’s leaders in educational philanthropy - including Project Appleseed President Kevin Walker - gathered in Chicago that reforming education is a collaborative effort of schools, funders and his department."