Arne Duncan on Monday: We need more black men in classrooms

AJC.com
9:28 am January 29, 2011, by Maureen Downey

Less than 2 percent of the nation’s teachers are black males.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, film director Spike Lee and Congressman John Lewis will try to change that Monday when they appeal to the men of Morehouse College to consider teaching as a career.
In a phone interview Friday, Duncan said the nation’s teacher workforce does not reflect the diversity of its student when only one in 50 teachers is a black male. “This is a national problem,” he said, “and one in which most schools of education have not shown leadership or foresight.”

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Maintaining racial diversity in schools

The Washington Post
Arne Duncan, Washington
The writer is U.S. education secretary

Thursday, January 13, 2011; 7:16 PM

America's strength has always been a function of its diversity, so it is troubling to see North Carolina's Wake County School Board taking steps to reverse a long-standing policy to promote racial diversity in its schools ["In N.C., a new battle on school integration," front page, Jan. 12]. The board's action has led to a complaint that has prompted an investigation by our Office for Civil Rights, but it should also prompt a conversation among educators, parents and students across America about our core values.

Full Editorial: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011305529.html

U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN TO VISIT ALABAMA, ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A REINVIGORATED OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

Media Advisory
U.S. Department of Education

Event Date: Monday, March 8, 2010
Contact: Jim Bradshaw, 401-1576 or press@ed.gov
U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN TO VISIT ALABAMA, ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A REINVIGORATED OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Alabama Monday where he will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights confrontation in Selma, Ala., by announcing plans for a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.
Secretary Duncan will first visit students and teachers at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, then travel to Selma where he will hold a national press conference call on his intentions for the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights. (Dial-in information below)
Following the call, he will march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with students and civil rights activists, recognizing the 45th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" confrontation which became one of the defining events of America's civil rights movement. Afterwards, he will address students and adults, announcing his plans for reinvigorating the Office for Civil Rights, which protects against discrimination on the basis of sex, race, national origin and disability status.
EVENT ONE
Who:U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
What:Meet students and teachers at Robert E. Lee High School
Where:225 Ann St., Montgomery, Ala.
When:12:05-12:45 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT TWO
What:National press conference call on reinvigorating Office for Civil Rights
Where:Dial-in: 888-769-8523, passcode: civil rights..
When:2-2:30 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT THREE
What:March across Edmund Pettus Bridge
Where:Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1012 Water Ave., Selma, Ala.
When:2:30-2:45 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT FOUR
What:Speech announcing plans for a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.
Where:Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1012 Water Ave., Selma, Ala.
When:3-4 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
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