Duncan on Katrina Comment: "It Was a Dumb Thing to Say"
ABC News' Mary Bruce Reports: Education Secretary Arne Duncan apologized this morning for saying last week that Hurricane Katrina was " the best thing " for the New Orleans school system. "I said it in a poor way and I apologize for that. It was a dumb thing to say. My point was a simple one, that subsequent to that devastating, devastating tragedy we have seen remarkable progress and that school system has improved so rapidly it's been amazing to watch," Duncan...

Duncan calls New Orleans mayor to explain Hurricane Katrina comment
Education Secretary Arne Duncan called New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin on Friday to explain his comment to a television interviewer that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system" in the city, according to a mayoral aide. "The secretary reached out to the mayor," James Ross, Nagin's deputy Communications Director, said Monday. "I believe it was Friday evening." Duncan drew attention with the statement to "Washington Watch...

Duncan apologizes for Katrina remark
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Tuesday apologized for saying that Hurricane Katrina was the "best thing that appened" to the New Orleans education system. Duncan said that he made his observation in an improper way but stressed that the city's school system has improved. "I said it in a poor way and I apologize for that," he said on MSNBC. "It was a dumb thing to say." The Education secretary made his comments, that drew fire from some, this Sunday on TV One's "Washington Watch" when...

YESTERDAY I POSTED ON EDUCATION SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN'S STATEMENT that Katrina was good for New Orle
YESTERDAY I POSTED ON EDUCATION SECRETARY Arne Duncan’S STATEMENT that Katrina was good for New Orleans education. Reader Wyman Duggan writes: I'm a huge fan of yours, and no fan of the Obama Administration. But Arne Duncan Is right on the money with respect to the revolution that is occurring in New Orleans public education post-Katrina. I submit that it is highly desirable from a libertarian perspective. And another reader who requests anonymity writes: Though I almost never...

Arne Duncan: Hey, Katrina was great for New Orleans schools!
In a way he’s right. After decades of Progressives controlling the Schools a massive disaster is probably the only thing that could save them. Too bad it’s Progressives doing the rebuilding. ABC News' Mary Bruce Reports: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said today that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans" because it gave the city a chance to rebuild and improve its failing Public Schools. Heh! Da Techguy chimes in:...

Education Secretary Apologizes for Katrina Remark
The Hill: Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday apologized for saying that Hurricane Katrina was the "best thing that happened" to education in the New Orleans school system. Duncan said that he made his observation in an improper way but stressed that the city's school system has improved. "I said it in a poor way and I apologize for that," he said on MSNBC. "It was a dumb thing to say."

re: Hurricane Arne -- By: John J. Miller
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans." Democratic response: silence. A few years ago, Rep. Richard Baker, a now-retired Republican, said this: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: " insensitive "; Rahm Emanuel: " extraordinarily insensitive "; Rep. Elijah Cummings: " unconscionable "; DNC blog: " culturally insensitive...

…and Sherman did wonders for development in Atlanta «
ABC News’ Mary Bruce Reports: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said today that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans" because it gave the city a chance to rebuild and improve its failing Public Schools. emphasis mine Perhaps the right way to say what he was trying to express would have been: “An unexpected consequence of the devastation of Katrina was rebuilding and improvement of the failing Public Schools in New Orleans a...

Education Sec'y: Katrina 'Best Thing That Happened to the Education System in New Orleans'
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans."   Democratic response: silence.   A few years ago, Rep. Richard Baker, a now-retired Republican, said this: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did."   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "insensitive"; Rahm Emanuel: "extraordinarily insensitive"; Rep. Elijah Cummings: "unconscionable"; DNC blog: "culturally...