Arne Duncan

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Arne Duncan
Official portrait, 2009
9th United States Secretary of Education
In office January 21, 2009 – January 1, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Anthony W. Miller James H. Shelton III John King (acting)
Preceded by	Margaret Spellings
Succeeded by	John King Jr.
Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools
In office June 26, 2001 – January 21, 2009
Appointed by	Richard M. Daley
Preceded by	Paul Vallas
Succeeded by	Ron Huberman
Personal details
Born	Arne Starkey Duncan (1964-11-06) November 6, 1964 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen Leanne Duncan
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (BA)
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Arne Starkey Duncan^[1] (born November 6, 1964)^[2] is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence.^[3][4]

During Duncan's tenure as Secretary of Education, he was a key figure in the Obama administration's development of Common Core, a set of nationwide educational standards. This made him a controversial figure among those who opposed the federal government's taking on a stronger role in education policy.

In March 2017, Arne Duncan was appointed senior fellow at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy^[5] and a board member for Communities In Schools and Community X.