"We Don't Live In Iraq" - Education Sec. Duncan on Youth Violence

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says youth violence in Chicago and other parts of the country is "staggering" and "absolutely unacceptable." "We don't live in Iraq, our children have to be safe going to and from school," says Duncan. "There's clearly a huge amount of work to be done." 

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan sits down for a conversation with attendees of the Monitor Breakfast to discuss campaigning for Democratic candidates in the upcoming November elections, Race to the Top, and the DREAM Act, among other topics. - The Monitor Breakfast

Arne Duncan is an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education. Duncan had previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.

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