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Two Rapping Teachers Take On Secretary of Education

"Mr. Obama if you want our vote, can your boy Duncan and bring back that hope!" Two L.A. teachers rap their criticisms of Arne Duncan.

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Ask Arne: Disgruntled Teachers Invited to Put Duncan on the Spot

Will Arne Duncan answer the tough education questions in his upcoming Twitter town hall?

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Are Teachers Overpaid? One Educator Says Yes

What $1,800-per-month paychecks? D.C. teacher Michael Bromley says his peers should stop complaining because they're actually making too much money.

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Are "Teacherpreneurs" the Future of Education?

A new book, "Teaching 2030," believes educators need to become entrepreneurially minded leaders.

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Is the White House Committed to Addressing the Role Poverty Plays in the Achievement Gap?

The Department of Education is allocating more money to the Promise Neighborhoods program. Is it enough to make a real difference?

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Why Twitter Is a Teacher's Best Tool

The social media platform makes it easy to get instant ideas, links, and resources from a global community of educators.

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The Pygmalion Effect: Does Calling It a "Failing School" Make It One?

There's been an incredible spike in the prevalence of the term “failing school”—and that label itself could be hurting our education system.

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Teachers in the Trenches Aren't Impressed with Arne Duncan's "Appreciation Letter"

Duncan's open letter to teachers expressing his appreciation for their hard work hasn't exactly been well-received.

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Education Reformers Make the Grade in TIME's Annual List of Influential People

Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada make this year's list of movers and shakers.

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Your Favorite Public Education Reformer Probably Went to Private School

Many of today's prominent education reformers attended private school. Their policies for public schools are a far cry from that experience.

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Extra Credit: Can Someone Bring Chile's Star Wars School to the States?

Welcome to the first-ever edition of Extra Credit, a daily roundup of noteworthy education stories.

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Arne Duncan's Against Seniority-Based Teacher Layoffs

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants to change the policy of firing the teachers who've been in the job for the shortest time first.

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Hey, Young People: Arne Duncan Wants to Answer Your Education Questions

A new youth-oriented contest is taking questions for the man in charge of American education policy. Have one? Get to asking!

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Obama's Education Budget Is on the Right Track. Too Bad Congress Won't Approve It

Obama's new budget proposes spending where it matters most: PELL grants, teacher training, and science and math education. If only it could pass.

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Spike Lee Wants More Black Male Teachers

Forget business, law, and medicine. With black men making up only 1.7 percent of American school teachers, they need to head to the classroom.

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Watch Today's Live Education Roundtable With Secretary Duncan Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, Answers Questions Online

Tune in at 3:15 EST for a conversation on the education themes of the State of the Union address