An Interview With Arne Duncan

"I just want to make this clear.
We've never said charter schools
are the magic answer.

I went to the charter school community

and said third-rate charter schools

are part of the problem.

But successful charter schools

are part of the answer."

--Arne Duncan

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on ESEA from Education Week on Vimeo.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sat down with Education Week reporters on Nov. 30 for a wide-ranging interview. Carmel Martin, the assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development, also attended. Click here for an edited transcript of the hour-long interview.