Education Secretary Arne Duncan is confident he'll have bipartisan support for reformed NCLB act this year
CityRoom and Eight-Forty Eight Apr. 13, 2011
U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan returned to Chicago on Wednesday to support increased funding for early childhood education. While in town, Duncan, the former CEO of Chicago's Public Schools, spoke with Eight Forty-Eight host Alison Cuddy about the reform and reauthorizaiton of the No Child Left Behind Act, as well as standardized testing and the future of Chicago's schools under Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel. Here's an edited transcript of their conversation:
What's your vision for your hometown? We are still struggling with school reform in this city. Where do you think we should be headed?
Absolutely, Chicago like probably every other big city - New York and LA and everyone else - has a long way to go, but I’m really hopeful about where Chicago is going to go. I’ve worked obviously over the past two years with Rahm Emanuel, who is the upcoming mayor. He has a huge passion for this work. He is going to spend a tremendous amount of his time and political capital on
