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Arne Duncan Hopes To Overhaul Education System Secretary of Education Arne Duncan knows there are dire problems with the U.S. school system. He sees no other issue as more pressing, and calls it "the civil rights issue of our generation." Duncan shares his plan for a complete overhaul of the public schools.

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Arne Duncan Hopes To Overhaul Education System

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Arne Duncan Hopes To Overhaul Education System

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan knows there are dire problems with the U.S. school system. He sees no other issue as more pressing, and calls it "the civil rights issue of our generation."

Duncan shares his plan for a complete overhaul of the public schools.