Schools Secretary Duncan Endorses Efforts to Improve STEM Education by Gary Kopycinski on November 23, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today praised corporate and philanthropic leaders for stepping up to support improvements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.