Updated: January 07, 2011
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is a Chicago native who attended Harvard and earned a degree in sociology before playing professional basketball -- he's six foot five! -- in Australia until 1991.He met his wife there before returning to Chicago in 1992 to direct the Ariel Education Initiative, and though he has never worked as a classroom teacher, has been a part of education administration his entire career.
He spent seven years as the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools before becoming the Secretary of Education.
Video: Exclusive Interview with Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education discusses education in America, the new program, "Race to the Top," where schools will compete for $4.3 billion available for schools.
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