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Duncan was appointed U.S. Secretary of Education by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2009. One of Duncan's initiatives as secretary has been a $4 billion Race to the Top competition.
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Aug 18, 2017 · Shirley M. Hufstedler is sworn in as the nation's first Secretary of Education by Chief Justice Warren Burger, right, while her husband, Seth, holds a Bible, on Dec. 6, 1979.
The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education. 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.
No.NameState Of ResidenceTook Office12March 2, 2021–Phil RosenfeltActingJanuary 20, 2021–January 8, 202111February 7, 2017Aug 18, 2017 · Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, President-elect Obama’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, says ‘there are no simple answers,’ but reform efforts can make a difference. (Dec. 16, 2008)
Sep 28, 2015 · Arne Duncan is the ninth U.S. secretary of education. He has served in this post since his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 20, 2009, following his nomination by President Barack Obama.
Arne Duncan was born on November 6, 1964, and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of a Starkey Duncan, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago and Susan Duncan, who founded and ran an after-school program serving African American youth on Chicago's South Side.
