Duncan promotes community-school model
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the idea of community schools similar to ones in England -- where academics and social services are offered side by side -- is an important component of the Obama administration's push to make U.S. schools more well-rounded. Duncan spoke along with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at an event Wednesday marking the release of a report by a Washington, D.C., think tank on the community-schools movement.
Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org) | 10/28
This story published in ASCD SmartBrief on 10/29/2009
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