State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for higher education. Colleges, in turn, answer these funding cuts with tuition hikes. Arne Duncan Read Quote
To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range of $60,000 and potential earnings of as much as $150,000. Arne Duncan Read Quote
Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low-paying and not prestigious enough. Arne Duncan Read Quote
We all have a role to play – the President, Congress, parents, students and schools – in making college affordable and keeping the middle class dream alive. Arne Duncan Read Quote
About two-thirds of bachelor’s degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they’re graduating with more than $26,000 in debt. Arne Duncan Read Quote
Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. Arne Duncan Read Quote
Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years. Arne Duncan Read Quote
