May 1, 2009
In Interview, Education Secretary Cites Need for Improvement in College Completion and Cost Control
Washington
President Obama’s goal of putting the United States atop all countries in college-completion rates by 2020 is “ambitious” but attainable, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Thursday in an interview with The Chronicle.
“This is the moon shot,” he said, “and this country has always risen to a challenge.”
In a wide-ranging, 30-minute conversation, the secretary said that he would use his “bully pulpit” to press colleges to rein in
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