Hear perspectives from former U.S. Secretaries of Education and authors Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings during a moderated discussion, hosted by UWM at Waukesha and sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. The conversation will be moderated by Simon J. Bronner.

Duncan served as U.S. Secretary of Education from 2009-2016 as part of the Obama Administration. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Duncan served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools. From 2001 to 2008, Duncan won praise for uniting the city’s stakeholders behind an education agenda that included opening 100 new schools; expanding after-school, summer learning, early childhood, and college access programs; dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers; and building public-private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives. He currently leads Chicago CRED, a nonprofit trying to achieve a transformative reduction in gun violence in Chicago.

Spellings, who served as U.S. Secretary of Education from 2005-2009 under George W. Bush, serves as president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center, bringing her knowledge and experience developed over an exceptional career in public service at both the state and national level. She most recently served as president and CEO of Texas 2036, a data-driven, bipartisan think tank addressing the most pressing issues facing Texans. Spellings also has served as the president of the 17-institution University of North Carolina System, leading the state’s public university into a new period of performance, affordability and growth.

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