Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan
Official portrait, 2009
9th United States Secretary of Education
In office
January 21, 2009 – January 1, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyAnthony W. Miller
James H. Shelton III
John King (acting)
Preceded byMargaret Spellings
Succeeded byJohn King Jr.
Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools
In office
June 26, 2001 – January 21, 2009
Appointed byRichard M. Daley
Preceded byPaul Vallas
Succeeded byRon Huberman
Personal details
Born
Arne Starkey Duncan

(1964-11-06) November 6, 1964 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKaren Leanne Duncan
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
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Arne Starkey Duncan[1] (born November 6, 1964)[2] is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence.[3][4]

During Duncan's tenure as Secretary of Education, he was a key figure in the Obama administration's development of Common Core, a set of nationwide educational standards. This made him a controversial figure among those who opposed the federal government's taking on a stronger role in education policy.

In March 2017, Arne Duncan was appointed senior fellow at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy[5] and a board member for Communities In Schools and Community X.

  1. ^ "Chicago Public Schools salaries, February 2009". February 2009. p. 279.
  2. ^ "Arne Duncan (2009-2017)". millercenter.org. October 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Goal". www.chicagocred.org. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Wolff, Alexander (December 3, 2015). "Education secretary Arne Duncan changed college sports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Arne Duncan appointed distinguished senior fellow at Harris School of Public Policy" (Press release). University of Chicago News. March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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