# Arne Duncan on The No Agenda Show Arne Duncan comes up in 10 chapters across 9 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2009 to October 2015. - **Chapters:** 10 - **Episodes:** 9 - **Discussed:** July 2009 – October 2015 - **Related topics:** [Common Core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [Bill Gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [Department Of Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-education.md), [Janet Napolitano](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/janet-napolitano.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Brookings Institution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brookings-institution.md), [Budget](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/budget.md), [Cursive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cursive.md), [Elite](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elite.md) ## Chapters 1–10 of 10 ### Chicago School Fraud and Universal Behavioral Screening - **Episode:** [765: Smart Power](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/765-smart-power.md) - **Published:** 2015-10-15 - **Time:** 2:25:18–2:28:28 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/765-smart-power/chapter/chicago-school-fraud-and-universal-behavioral-screening.md Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett pleaded guilty to a $23 million fraud and kickback scheme. Simultaneously, a listener provided a "parent waiver" form for a new "universal behavioral emotional screening system" in schools. The hosts argue these screenings are designed to identify "risk factors" in children to justify early pharmaceutical intervention and drugging. Keywords: barbara byrd-bennett, chicago public schools, behavioral screening, [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), student risk ### Arne Duncan Public Boarding Schools, After-School Programming - **Episode:** [721: Effer in the P Me](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/721-effer-in-the-p-me.md) - **Published:** 2015-05-14 - **Time:** 1:56:41–1:58:50 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/721-effer-in-the-p-me/chapter/arne-duncan-public-boarding-schools-after-school-programming.md Education Secretary Arne Duncan proposes the idea of "public boarding schools" where the government would have certain children "24/7" to provide a safe environment. The hosts highlight Duncan's use of the word "programming" when discussing after-school activities as a Freudian slip regarding state indoctrination. Keywords: [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), boarding schools, [programming](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/programming.md), [vocational training](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vocational-training.md) ### Media Mind Control Curriculum, Search No Agenda Notes - **Episode:** [721: Effer in the P Me](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/721-effer-in-the-p-me.md) - **Published:** 2015-05-14 - **Time:** 2:15:41–2:17:51 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/721-effer-in-the-p-me/chapter/media-mind-control-curriculum-search-no-agenda-notes.md A student teacher named Annie shares her "Breaking the Media Mind Control" curriculum, which tasks students with analyzing the dehumanizing language used during the Baltimore riots. Adam Curry encourages the use of the "search.nashownotes.com" engine as a research tool for such media literacy projects. Keywords: [media literacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-literacy.md), baltimore riots, [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [search engine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/search-engine.md), student teaching ### Common Core, Kindergarten Math, and Teacher Scripting - **Episode:** [607: Big Sandy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/607-big-sandy.md) - **Published:** 2014-04-10 - **Time:** 29:41–34:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/607-big-sandy/chapter/common-core-kindergarten-math-and-teacher-scripting.md Three teachers testified before Congress regarding the negative impacts of the Common Core curriculum, specifically criticizing the "scripted" nature of lessons. One teacher described kindergarten math requirements that include advanced vocabulary like "isosceles triangles" and "rhombuses" which she argues are developmentally inappropriate. The hosts discuss the shift toward abstract math concepts at the pre-K and kindergarten levels. Keywords: [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), math curriculum, [kindergarten](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kindergarten.md), [the blaze](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/the-blaze.md) ### Arne Duncan and Common Core Education Standards - **Episode:** [604: Dead Jellyfish](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/604-dead-jellyfish.md) - **Published:** 2014-03-30 - **Time:** 2:26:44–2:33:47 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/604-dead-jellyfish/chapter/arne-duncan-and-common-core-education-standards.md Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has utilized "Race to the Top" grants to incentivize states to adopt Common Core standards. Critics argue that while the department claims not to control curriculum, the $350 million funded for national testing effectively dictates what is taught in classrooms. The hosts describe this as a centrally controlled "national brainwashing system" funded by private foundations like the Gates Foundation. Keywords: [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [race to the top](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/race-to-the-top.md), [department of education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-education.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md) ### Common Core, Grit, and the Department of Education - **Episode:** [568: Heteroflexible Previvor](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/568-heteroflexible-previvor.md) - **Published:** 2013-11-24 - **Time:** 1:59:52–2:05:49 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/568-heteroflexible-previvor/chapter/common-core-grit-and-the-department-of-education.md The hosts analyze a Department of Education document titled "Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance." They argue that the frequent use of the word "grit" by President Obama is part of a coordinated effort to shift educational priorities toward non-cognitive "slave training." Keywords: [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), grit, [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [department of education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-education.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md) ### Spot the Elite, Brookings Institution Rhetoric - **Episode:** [538: War on Weed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/538-war-on-weed.md) - **Published:** 2013-08-11 - **Time:** 2:10:59–2:14:20 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/538-war-on-weed/chapter/spot-the-elite-brookings-institution-rhetoric.md A "spot the elite" quiz compares the speaking styles of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a trustee from the Brookings Institution. The hosts discuss how specific linguistic patterns and "milieu speak" identify members of the political and academic upper class. Keywords: [brookings institution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brookings-institution.md), [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [elite](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elite.md), [rhetoric](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rhetoric.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md) ### Signature Analysis, Arne Duncan and Janet Napolitano - **Episode:** [454: Going Purple](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/454-going-purple.md) - **Published:** 2012-10-21 - **Time:** 2:06:48–2:10:26 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/454-going-purple/chapter/signature-analysis-arne-duncan-and-janet-napolitano.md An analysis of the signatures of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano suggests a lack of proficiency in cursive writing. Duncan's signature is described as looking like a "10-year-old's drawing," while Napolitano's is characterized as illegible. The hosts use these signatures to question the professional competence and mental state of the high-level officials. Keywords: [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [janet napolitano](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/janet-napolitano.md), signature analysis, graphology, [cursive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cursive.md) ### West Wing Week and the Out-Hustle Strategy - **Episode:** [280: Husslin' for Humanity](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/280-husslin-for-humanity.md) - **Published:** 2011-02-20 - **Time:** 17:55–21:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/280-husslin-for-humanity/chapter/west-wing-week-and-the-out-hustle-strategy.md The White House promotional series "West Wing Week" featured President Obama discussing the national budget and education strategy at Parkville Middle School in Maryland. During the presentation, Obama emphasized the need for the United States to "out-hustle" the rest of the world to secure future industries. The rhetoric is mocked for its choice of terminology, suggesting a focus on "scamming" rather than traditional economic competition. Keywords: [west wing week](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/west-wing-week.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [arne duncan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arne-duncan.md), [jack lew](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jack-lew.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [budget](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/budget.md) ### White House H1N1 Summit, Voluntary Vaccination Program - **Episode:** [111: Atlas Shrugged](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged.md) - **Published:** 2009-07-09 - **Time:** 1:20:32–1:22:58 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged/chapter/white-house-h1n1-summit-voluntary-vaccination-program.md The Obama administration held an H1N1 preparedness summit to coordinate a voluntary fall vaccination program. 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