Dive Brief:
- While visiting Hawaii, Secretary of State Arne Duncan praised the state for making drastic educational improvements. The Race to the Top grantee won $75 million in 2010, was placed on high-risk status in 2011, and then rebounded in 2013.
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Duncan spoke primarily about the need to invest in early-childhood education and leveling the playing field for military families whose children are constantly changing schools.
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Duncan will meet with Governor Neil Abercrombie on Monday, as well as visit one of the state’s charter schools.
Dive Insight:
Duncan’s commitment to visiting all 50 states is admirable, and he completed this goal with his trip to Hawaii.
The island has struggled with educational equity in the past, so praise from Duncan means a lot. As he said, “All the credit goes to hard-working teachers, principals, superintendents, and students themselves for stepping up."