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Arne Starkey Duncan [1] (born November 6, 1964) [2] is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008.
Upon the announcement of Duncan's stepping down, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Deputy Secretary of Education John King Jr. as the new Secretary of Education. [182] On March 14, 2016, King was approved to be Secretary of Education by the United States Senate after a 49–40 vote. [183]
The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency. [2] The current secretary ...
John King, former education secretary under President Obama and Maryland gubernatorial candidate, joined CBS News' Nikki Battiste and Tanya Rivero to speak out in favor of broad student debt ...
Arne Duncan, former President Obama’s Education secretary, said Wednesday that President-elect Trump’s campaign promise to close the Department of Education is “empty.” “Trump promising ...
Under the leadership of Secretary Margaret Spellings, in 2006 the Under Secretary role took on a higher education focus with the appointment of Sara Martinez Tucker, the president of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, as Under Secretary. [15] The higher education focus of the Under Secretary office was continued by President Obama, who named Martha ...
Obama’s former Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushed a radical idea on Twitter; parents should pull their children out of school until elected officials pass stricter gun control laws.
A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 10th United States Secretary of Education from January 1, 2015 to January 4, 2016, under President Barack Obama. [3] In April 2021, King announced that he would be running for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election , but came in sixth place in the primary election ...