Secretary of Education at Stanford

Highlights of Arne Duncan’s remarks to Education Writers Association

In these excerpts from his May 2 talk, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses expanding early childhood education, professional development for teachers, the challenge of gun violence and the need for teacher diversity. (Click the box above to view.) The remarks are from his opening address at the 2013 Education Writers Association National Seminar, which was hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of Education, the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and the American Educational Research Association. Duncan’s talk is covered in a story by Stanford News Service. To listen to the talk in its entirety, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsa8DZyQqo.