Arne Duncan Obama's Pick for Education Secretary

Good pick - there are wonderful public schools in Chicago .. HA HA! That's hilarious!

When school boards are dysfunctional it's not because of bureaucracy or its structure. Demolishing bureaucratic structures in school sounds vigilante, not reformist.

CHICAGO POLITICS IN WASHINGTON DC....
I wonder how much this guy PAID to be nominated??...CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN....LOL

Given the state of the Chicago schools, his highest qualification seems to be he plays basketball.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Chicago has STUDENTS protesting because their schools are so terrible! GREAT choice for this post, Obama! Even Michelle Rhee could have done better; at least she is making a difference.

Is this a joke!? I'm from Chicago and went to CPS...No way!!! did Arne Duncan improve the CPS system. Honestly, this is the first appointment that I have to disagree with completely. There have got to be better candidates out there for this position. Someone who is truly dedicated to education. Hell...Put in Condoleezza Rice...she at least has more academic credentials...

NO WAY!!! Horrible Choice!!!!

Terible choice, I was very impressed with all the other choices, but this one is a joke!!!!

Terible choice, I was very impressed with all the other choices, but this one is a joke!!!!

Obama has done a good job of selection up to this point. This selection is his weakest so far, though. If he wants education reform he needs to get an outsider. These bozos that think what is needed is more and better measurement are wasting our time. What is needed is more and better caring leadership, and people that build kids up. Nintey-five per cent of the teaching force already does that. We just need to identify the sour, negatve five per cent and get rid of them. Afterwards, you would see a dramatic turnaround in the quality of education. The coach of the L.A. Rams is the exact role model we need leading our schools. Instead we got a bozo.

Political cronyism at its best! Thats the CHICAGO way!and what a shining example to use..Chicago, where they have to PAY students to pass! (Yes, its true...look it up)

NO!!!

I can't believe Obama would reward a leader of a failed public school system.

I've lived around Chicagoland all my life and have heard and seen way more negatives than positives when it comes to the Chicago Public School System.

I'm disappointed in this choice. :(

First off, If PEBO wants to seriously change the education system in this country and do a little buget cutting at the same time, he should ELIMINATE the Dept. of Education.

This entire foolish social experiment created by Jimmy Carter has been a total failure! We have messed up a very good sysem that worked in this country for many decades. Now we have millions of kids whose greatest successes in school come from 2 words..."Help Me". Kids in grades 6-8 who have no handle on fundamental math facts. Teaching to the lowest common denominator in many classrooms. Kid with "IEPs" being given 'A''s for grades when they complete half the work required by an average student.

It is time for someone to have the b@alls to stand up and tell the truth about this mess and get rid of this useless bureaucracy.

Come On Obama - Here is your first real chance to show true leadership and REAL CHANGE!!!!!

Eliminate this useless department!

And yet another Obama appointee from the corrupt Chicago political system.. wonder how much money exchanged hands for this one..

I would stay as far away from Chicago people as possible, looks like a good ol boy democrat network out there.

Wow. Shock of shocks. Obama names yet another man to his cabinet. Women represent over 50% of the population yet, so far, he's seen fit to name men to almost 80% of his cabinet. This was one of my biggest hesitancies about Obama and it seems to be coming true. Change we can believe in? Yeah, right.

Another politician from chicago's corrupt system. If chicago schools are so terrible, what makes anyone think he can clean up America's schools?

I wasn't sure till I read most of these comments about how bad the Public School System is in Chicago. I read articles about students protesting how bad their schools are. I would have to agree that Obama choose him so he'll have someone to play basketball with. Too bad he wasn't thinking of the children.

Why not nominate outside the box!? This was not a good choice. If wish my friend was President-Elect!

Great choice! LOL! Corruption at it's finest! What did this joker have to pay to get his nomination. "Change We Can Believe In" LOL!!!

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Spellings is being sued to produce documents and is involved in an educational fraud case. Arne Duncan has been made aware of this. see: www.educationalfraud.com

Isnt this the same fruitcake leftist that wanted to start the 'homosexual only' high school?

Oh how I hope you leftist commies get what you deserve.
And hopefully ABC will go bankrupt.