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cbn.com - 12/16/2008
Obama’s Pick for Education Secretary Pushed For Gay High School
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Obama’s new pick for Education secretary is Arne Duncan, head of Chicago Public Schools. He’s been pushing for Chicago to start their first gay high school. Not kidding.
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/15/2008
Obama to tap Arne Duncan as Sec. of Education
— chicagobreakingnews.com — Obama is expected to appear with Duncan at the Dodge Renaissance Academy on Tuesday morning. The selection... of a Chicagoan for his Cabinet suggests that the president-elect has no intention of turning away from the city during a time when alleged ... (more) Obama to tap Arne Duncan as Sec. of Education

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/15/2008
Obama Picks Arne Duncan for Education Post
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — For his education secretary, Obama goes with someone he first got to know on the basketball court.... (more) Obama Picks Arne Duncan for Education Post

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Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
nytimes.com - 12/16/2008
Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
— nytimes.com — Arne Duncan is known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful relations with teachers... and their unions. > (more) Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education

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Arne Duncan - Obama’s Pick For Education Secretary Pushed for All Gay High School
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... David Brody has the story. The Chicago Public Schools’ first high school designed for gay, lesbian and transgender teens is among 20 new schools recommended to the school board today by CPS Chief Arne Duncan. The proposed schools range from technology-focused high schools to the School for Social Justice Pride Campus, which officials said would cater to but not focus exclusively on gay youth. Backers said they envision a small high school offering a college-preparatory curriculum in which students would take four years each of English and ...

Amanda Carpenter: Obama Education Secretary Supports Gay High School
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Photobucket Head of Chicago Schools Arne Duncan recommended the creation of gay high school last October President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to become Secretary of Eduction has supported specially designated high schools for gay, lesbian and transgendered teens. As Chicago's Head of Public Schools Arne Duncan recommended the School for Social Justice Pride Campus, Chicago's first school for gay youth. Moreover, educators at this school believe it will be a model for a national program for educating gay teens. Planners expect 600 children will attend the school. Information from the school's website says : The ...

'Gay High School' Could Be Used By Conservatives Against Arne Duncan
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — David Brody of CBNNews has a post up describing on possible point of contention between religious conservatives and President-elect Barack Obama's pick for the Department of Education, Arne Duncan: his support for Pride Campus, a proposal for a Chicago public school that would be "deliberately welcoming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens." Pride Campus, which was a concept designed by the faculty of Chicago's Social Justice High School, was intended to address the shortfall in performance among LGBT teens by offering an environment that would not be...you know, hostile to their ...

'Gay High School' Could Be Used By Conservatives Against Arne Duncan
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — David Brody of CBNNews has a post up describing on possible point of contention between religious conservatives and President-elect Barack Obama's pick for the Department of Education, Arne Duncan: his support for Pride Campus, a proposal for a Chicago public school that would be "deliberately welcoming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens." Pride Campus, which was a concept designed by the faculty of Chicago's Social Justice High School, was intended to address the shortfall in performance among LGBT teens by offering an environment that would not be...you know, hostile to their ...

Gay High School
Shakesville — David Brody, senior correspondent for CBN, the news channel for the Religious Right, notes that Arne Duncan, the nominee for Secretary of Education, supported the idea of a high school in Chicago for gay students. Obama’s new pick for Education secretary is Arne Duncan, head of Chicago Public Schools. He’s been pushing for Chicago to start their first gay high school. Not kidding. Obama is going to get a lot of flack over this pick from social conservative groups and it wouldn’t surprise me if Republican Senators raise a fuss about this during his confirmation hearing. Mark my ...

Arne Duncan and the 'gay high school'
Political Animal — ARNE DUNCAN AND THE 'GAY HIGH SCHOOL'.... When Arne Duncan's nomination to head the Department of Education is considered, the most likely political dispute will have nothing to do with testing, merit pay, or charter schools. Instead, we're probably going to hear a fair amount of complaints about the Social Justice Solidarity High School ...

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Obama Education Nominee Favors Gay High School — GayPatriot
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Obama’s New School Chief Supported Creating Gay High School in Chicago — Stop The ACLU
-By Warner Todd Huston So, how often do you think that the Old Media will mention that Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of Education, Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, supported to be opened in Chicago a gay, lesbian and transgender high school? Any takers? I have looked over many of the ...
Obama’s New School Chief Supported Creating Gay High School in Chicago — RedState: Conservative News and Community
From the diaries by Erick So, how often do you think that the Old Media will mention that Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Education, Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, supported to be opened in Chicago a gay, lesbian and transgender high school? Any takers? I have looked over ...
Obama's New School Chief Supported Creating Gay High School in Chicago — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
So, how often do you think that the Old Media will mention that Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of Education, Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, supported to be opened in Chicago a gay, lesbian and transgender high school? Any takers? I have looked over many of the stories on Obama's pick ...