Monday, May 13, 2013

The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Arne Duncan's Kick-Off Keynote at EWA's 66th National Seminar

The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Arne Duncan's Kick-Off Keynote at EWA's 66th National Seminar:


Guest Post: Arne Duncan's Kick-Off Keynote at EWA's 66th National Seminar

EWA's 66th National Seminar, hosted by Stanford University, took place earlier this month. We asked some of the journalists attending to contribute posts from the sessions. Additional content, including videos and podcasts, will soon be available at EdMedia Commons. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing a few of posts here, including those from the keynote sessions. Joy Resmovits of the Huffington Post is today's guest blogger.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is a man of many words, armed with well-rehearsed phrases to spell out his agenda. At the Education Writers Association May 1 lunch in California, Duncan brought out his greatest hits – while throwing new material into the mix.

First, the new:

The day before his EWA engagement in Palo Alto, Duncan spoke at the NewSchools Venture Fund summit in