Arne Duncan: “We think this investment in early childhood is--you could make a pretty good case that it is the best investment any of…”

The absence of leadership at the federal level has had a devastating impact on kids' education in the spring, and now going into the fall and that hasn't changed.

You can never say what Trump won't do. I hope he's telling the truth, that they won't touch those funds, but you honestly never know with him.

This is not left versus right, R versus D. This is a threat to dismantle public education and higher education in our country. And we should all be very, very scared of what could happen here.

What the White House needs to do is invest in public education, at this time, a critical need.