NPC Luncheon: Sec. Arne Duncan
September 30, 2015
Photo Credit: Club President John Hughes meets with Education Secretary Arne Duncan in the VIP reception before Secretary Duncan’s fourth luncheon appearance, September 30, 2015."
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Photo Credit: Secretary Duncan and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are the last original cabinet members of the Obama administration.
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Photo Credit: Duncan urged states and local communities to break the "school-to-prison pipeline" by cutting in half the number of non-violent offenders sent to prison.
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Photo Credit: Duncan said the $15 billion saved by a 50 percent cut in nonviolent offenders in prison should be targeted for teachers in the 20 percent of schools with the highest poverty rates in each state.
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Photo Credit: Secretary Duncan adds another Press Club coffee mug to his collection following his fourth appearance. Seated at the head table for the luncheon are John King, Delegated Deputy Secretary of Education
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