Education chief: Schools crucial to recovery

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the economy won’t improve without the billions of dollars for schools in President Barack Obama’s recovery plan.

"If we want to stimulate the economy, we need a better-educated workforce," Duncan said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press.

"That’s the only way, long-term, we’re going to get out of this economic crisis," he said.

By LIBBY QUAID
The Associated Press

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