Former Secretaries of Education on What Education Means for Democracy

On February 5, Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderated a panel hosted by the National Council for the Social Studies as a part of their annual conference. The panel featured three former U.S. Secretaries of Education: Rod Paige (2001 – 2005), Arne Duncan (2009 – 2015), and John B. King, Jr. (2016 – 2017). They share stories of the teachers who shaped them, perspectives on teaching history honestly, and reflections on public education's contributions to democracy.

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