U.S. Secretary of Education Announces Set of Rights to Help Parents Seek High-Quality Education for Their Children

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently released a set of rights that outlines what families should be able to expect for their children’s education. 

“I want to describe educational rights that I firmly believe must belong to every family in America — and I hope you’ll demand that your leaders in elected or appointed offices deliver on them,” Duncan said during a speech to the 2015 National Parent Teacher Association Convention and Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. “They come together as a set of rights that students must have at three pivotal stages of their life, to prepare them for success in college and careers and as engaged, productive citizens.” 

To help prepare every student for success in life, families have the right to: 
• Free, quality preschool; 
• High, challenging standards and engaging teaching and leadership in a safe, supportive, well-resourced school; and 
• An affordable, quality college degree. 

Read more on the U.S. Department of Education’s website.