On Friday, Secretary Arne Duncan answered your questions about the Administration's Education efforts. We took questions from MSN, whitehouse.gov and facebook, and covered a range of topics from 'No Child Left Behind' and education financing to healthier food in schools and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects. You can check out the full video of the chat or use the links below to skip to your favorite questions.
- Opening remarks
- Should we nationalize our school curriculum?
- What initiatives have been put in place to help students pay for higher education?
- What programs are being put in place to help students refinance their student loans?
- What is being done to provide healthy snacks and lunches to students?
- Should school days, weeks, and years be made longer? Also, should community organizations be involved in local schools?
- How do we encourage teachers to continue to excel and avoid 'initiative fatigue?'
- How can the school system, parents, and communities work to counteract the negative impacts of bullying: both at schools and online?
- What are some examples of successful initiatives to promote math and science in our schools?
- What can be done to help struggling schools afford the qualified math and science teachers that they need to succeed?
- Is No Child Left Behind working? If not, what is being done to reform the program?
- How can students become proactive in being a part of the reform solution at their respective schools
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