Friday, September 24, 2010

Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Chicago youth violence 'devastating'

By Dave Cook
The most somber note in Duncan’s meeting with reporters at a Monitor-sponsored breakfast came when he was asked about the murders of young people in Chicago. “The violence in Chicago and other places around the country is devastating. I thought it couldn’t get much worse than when I was there. I think in fact it has gotten worse. It is staggering,” Duncan said. “This continues to haunt me."

During his time as CEO of the Chicago school system, youth-related violence was “by far, by far the toughest issue that I dealt with. Nothing came close, nothing came close," Duncan said.  - CSMonitor.com


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