Name: Arne Duncan
Official title: Secretary of Education
Department: Department of Education
Roles: The role of the Secretary of Education is to oversee educational matters in the U.S. but it reality that can't do anything because the US doesn't have the funding. Also the federal government feels that the Department of Education interfers with their actions, so the federal government has restricted the Department's authority as much as possible.
Quote: "Parents really have to push for this and demand it. And our job as educators is to listen to what parents and students are telling us." Duncan basically states that parents must push harder for educational reform and they must ask for better education for their children.
Video link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/school-theres-an-app-for-that.html
Summary: Arne explains to PBS that throughout schools there are students that use their phones and ipods during class time. He says that there should be a school program app available, so that learning can be extended passed the regular school day.
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