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This is a video clip from the “Courage in the Classroom 2010” bus tour, led by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. As Secretary of Ed, he is the leading figure in the war to improve schools and education in America. Read excerpts from his speech below.
As students head back to school this fall, I traveled over the last two weeks on an eight-state bus tour to highlight “Courage in the Classroom.” The mission of the tour was simple: to honor our nation’s unsung heroes — our teachers.
We started in Little Rock, Ark., where I visited historic Central High School and talked to a group of teachers there about the Obama administration’s proposal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as No Child Left Behind. Our big blue bus then continued on to Hamburg, Arkansas, where I saw the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) at work on a rural high school campus that’s being upgraded and visited a pre-kindergarten center that is helping young learners start school on the right foot.
We then rolled into Louisiana. I joined students at a Monroe magnet school for a tour of their school’s garden and a conversation with the faculty about the importance of creating a healthy school environment. As both Secretary of Education and a parent, I’m a huge believer in the First Lady’s Let’s Move initiative. I also stopped by a lively gathering of the state teachers union and emphasized the important role their organization plays in shaping our nation’s future. In Tallulah, Louisiana, I got a workout when I played basketball with the Madison High School Jaguars.
The next day, we woke up in Jackson, Mississippi…
Read more excerpts from his speech here.
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