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Schools Matter: Duncan Non-Answer Answer

Schools Matter: Duncan Non-Answer Answer

Duncan Non-Answer Answer

Check out this non-answer from Duncan (via a transcript available at Ed.gov; from Oct. 6, 2009):
Coordinator: Our next call comes from (Libby Quaid) with the AP. Your line is open.
(Libby Quaid): Hi there. Mr. Secretary in August when you talked about the I3 program you gave an example of folks who might be able to get one of the grants. You talked about teach for America. And I wonder if you could just maybe give another example or two that you know of. One question I have is, if the Gates foundation is doing anything that might qualify for an I3 grant?
Arne Duncan: There are hundreds of examples out there so I don’t want to