Duncan Carving Deep Mark on Policy.

The article discusses the first year in office of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. With the support of President Barack Obama and funding from the economic stimulus aid package, he has championed priorities including charter schools, teacher performance pay, common academic standards and turnarounds of low-performing schools. The coming renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will be significant in his attempt to codify his ideas further. Criticisms of his performance are discussed.