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You are here: Home / Archives for Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Asian students dominate international tests

December 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kimerly Hefling AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Teens from Asian nations dominated a global exam given to 15-year-olds, while U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in math, science, or reading, according to test results released Tuesday.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, America Achieves, Brookings Institution, China, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Finland, Hong Kong, Jack Buckley, Jon Schnur, OECD, PISA, Peru, Poland, Report Card, South Korea, Tom Loveless, United States, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13

Asian groups, White House seek better race data

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. schools.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Bhutan, Census Bureau, Don Yu, Education Department, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Native Hawaiians, New York University, Nicholas Jones, Pacific Islanders, Pearl Imada Iboshi, Robert Teranishi, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, White House Initiative, attention

APIs sound off on Obama

May 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, for API Heritage Month,

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, CEO, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, FORCE, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Seattle, Steven Chu, Suzanne Pak, Tamiko Nimura, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, technology

New guidance supports voluntary efforts to promote diversity and reduce racial isolation in education

December 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, the Departments of Justice and Education released two new guidance documents — one for school districts and one for colleges and universities — detailing the flexibility that the Supreme Court has provided to educational institutions to promote diversity and, in the case of elementary and secondary schools, reduce racial isolation among students within […]

Filed Under: Education, National News Tagged With: 2008, Attorney General Eric Holder, Bush Administration, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Division, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Supreme Court

White House AAPI Initiative expands reach

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Newly designated co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu said on Oct. 11 that the Obama Administration has opened doors for many AAPIs and plans to expand its outreach to even more communities in need of federal services and protections.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, AAPI, Asian Americans, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Initiative Director Kiran Ahuja, Obama Administration, Pacific Islanders, President Obama, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, White House Initiative

Daphne Kwok appointed to chair president’s advisory commission

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 26, President Barack Obama appointed Daphne Kwok of San Francisco as chair of his advisory commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, AAPI, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asian American, Asian Pacific Americans, Chinese Americans, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Daphne Kwok, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Pacific Islanders, President Barack Obama, San Francisco, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6, White House Initiative

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