Duncan indicates support for district waiver, praises Brown’s funding reform - by Kathryn Baron
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in San Francisco. (Source: Public Policy Institute of California).
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan set aside years of acrimony and disagreements with Gov. Jerry Brown and sang the governor’s praises during an event Friday night in San Francisco.
“I’m really impressed with what the governor is trying to do here. I think he’s showing real vision, real courage,” Duncan told about a hundred educators and education advocates when asked about Brown’s success at passing a historic school funding reform plan that provides additional money for English learners and low-income students. “For me it’s like common sense, but it’s actually revolutionary.”
Duncan’s gesture toward a new era of amicability came during a conversation with Mark Baldassare, president of the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit research organization.
During a wide-ranging interview, Duncan also gave his strongest indication to date that he’s
