
Spared Cuts, Education Gets Special Attention
Education Related News
This week, the Obama administration pledged to cut spending in order to bring down the national deficit, but not where education is concerned. It's put a good deal of money on the table for states which fall in line with the administration's ideas of a major education overhaul. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about redesigning the standard-setting No Child Left Behind law and other Obama administration initiatives.
Source: NPR Topics: Education