Duncan praises push to help immigrant students (AP)

AP – Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday he’s encouraged that some states are allowing the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges.

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Duncan says Penn State case makes him angry (AP)

AP – Education Secretary Arne Duncan said allegations of sexual abuse involving Penn State University are heartbreaking and make him “extraordinarily angry.”

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Obama says too much testing makes education boring (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured in other ways than just exam results. Too much testing makes education boring for kids, he said.

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Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students.

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