Schools U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Calls on State Board Members to Be Partners in Success by Gary Kopycinski on October 16, 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)–October 16, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today invited state education leaders to join him in a partnership to reform the nation’s schools and to clarify the federal government’s role in advancing reforms.