These are seven quick things I noted from Arne Duncan’s speech on Saturday, April 5, 2009. 

• He spoke of the $100 billion stimulus bill and how the money will be split up, which does sound promising.
• I question how the states will divide up the money to districts and what is the time line for the money to reach us in.
• I found it interesting when he referred to the No Child Left Behind Act as a race to the bottom instead of a race to the top, and how we desperately need to change that.
• I am glad he talked about how we need to raise the bar and our standards in order to compete with other countries through out the world.
• Duncan’s idea of tracking a child’s strengths and weakness is really Great and very valuable.
• I also like hi idea of tracking teachers to make sure they are doing the best job that they can.
• I think that making a school the focus of the community is very important.  It is something that truly needs to be done in order to bring the community together and create a more promising environment.