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Arne Duncan Emphasizes Civil Rights, Equity on ESEA's 50th Anniversary

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan used the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to hit on one of his all-time favorite themes: the role education plays in bolstering civil rights and equity of access to opportunity.

Duncan kicked off his remarks at a Thursday event with a big, sentimental pitch on the power of early-childhood education, which has been the Obama administration's nu...

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