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Why the former education secretary says "education runs on lies"

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 3, 2018
There's a disconnect between politicians' words on education and their actions, says Arne Duncan.
Then-Secretary of Education Arne Duncan meets with student chefs during a high school culinary contest in 2012.
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"Money is never enough,” the former federal education secretary says

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 24, 2018
We need high expectations for kids along with investment in schools, Arne Duncan says.
Then-Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks with second-graders at Paul Revere Elementary school in San Francisco in 2009
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With low pay, finding qualified early childhood teachers remains a challenge in some areas

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 30, 2017
If the early childhood education system is a food chain, district-run preschool programs in California are the new big fish, gobbling up a lot of the resources – including qualified teachers.
Selma Sanchez, program director of the Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles, oversees ten child care centers. When the majority of staff at this Canoga Park center left for other jobs, she stepped in to pick up the slack.
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Bubble wrap abandoning its signature pop

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 2, 2015
Say goodbye to your childhood obsession.
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Tooth fairies reimburse an average of $4 per tooth

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 23, 2015
Not even the tooth fairy can escape inflation
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My money story: Journalist Simran Sethi

by Nick White
Aug 20, 2014
Writer Simran Sethi looks back on how her family's upbringing changed her life.
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The First Lady economy

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 12, 2013
Michelle Obama has a new pet project: Getting kids into college. But will her involvement help or hurt the initiative?
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