Arne Duncan

The children of Texas desperately need these resources.

I think the Senator's basic premise that these costs have gone up far faster than inflation, I think he is absolutely correct.

I have no interest in pouring more money into the status quo.

Anytime we cut back investments in this new vision of education, that hurts our country.

I can't tell you how shocked and, frankly, how angry I am by those statements and that -- we looked into it. This is an elected position. It's not an appointed position, but the question for Mr. McCance and the question for the community…

Done right, Expanded Learning Time can deliver significant gains in academic achievement and promote hands-on learning, artistic enrichment, college preparation and career exploration.

They are helping us meet an ever increasing demand for skills that public institutions cannot always meet. They are an essential part in achieving President Obama's goal of being first in the world in college completion by 2020.

It is the right thing to do at the right time for the right reasons.

I think I have an obligation to challenge the status quo. I'm going to continue to do that.

If universities can't graduate 2 out of 5 of the student athletes, how serious are they about their core mission?

What we are saying--and people can agree or disagree--we are saying that the status quo is broken.

Getting rid of the notion that a test score constitutes an education.