Sec. Duncan On White House Education Plan

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President Barack Obama promised last week a renewed emphasis on education, including additional funding. With high dropout rates and poor student and teacher performance in so many big city school districts, what does more money mean to kids who want to break free from the downward spiral of poverty?

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, joins Tony Cox today with a focus on the young track record of a program called “Race to the Top.” He explains what makes it different from President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” initiative.