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Department of EducationThe Center for Public Integrity: Shift billions in prison spending to teachers, says Education SecretaryEducation Secretary Arne Duncan urged states to shift correctional spending on nonviolent offenders to teachers, especially salaries at high-poverty schools.
Education Policy and GovernmentPost: Hunger strikers travel to D.C. to ask education chief Arne Duncan for helpOn day 17 of a hunger strike over a Chicago high school, two activists traveled to Washington to ask Education Secretary Arne Duncan for help, the Post reports.
Education Policy and GovernmentFive Education Topics Candidates Must AddressWhat does the Department of Education do, and what changed in 2025 and 2026? Donna Krache's five topics, revisited with current facts.
Education Policy and GovernmentOn ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education ActWhen the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 was passed, until 1979 when it was amended, (creating the U.S. Department of Education)
Department of EducationDepartment of Education Now Plans a College-Rating System Minus the RatingsThe U.S. Department of Education has retreated from its plan for a large college-ratings system, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education for leaders.
Department of EducationCivil rights complaints to U.S. Department of Education reach a record highThe U.S. Department of Education wants to hire 200 more investigators to expand its civil rights division by 30 percent.
Gamification and Game-Based LearningUSDOE Focuses Attention on Student Engagement Through GamingIn this edCicruit interview, we visit with Erik Martin, the Office of Educational Technology's student engagement and game specialist.





