#norquist does not support gov't shutdown again. "And besides, we're taking the Senate again!" #npclunch
#nader: liberal intelligentsia needs to get over "yuck factor" in working with conservatives. Message is: "get over it!" #npclunch
#npclunch ?: could you support a right-left campaign like #ronpaul -#denniskucinich ? #nader doesnt care abt labels; #norquist says unlikely
#norquist: GOP needs to ask, do you really want Hillary Clinton to have the powers you are granting to W.? #npclunch
Major difference b/t two candidates' on #ed? To @BarackObama it's an investment, to @MittRomney it's an expense, says @arneduncan #npclunch
.@arneduncan: "Huge frustration" that Dream Act languishes, will push through "when" President @BarackObama is reelected. #npclunch
.@arneduncan: "Unprecedented spotlight" on "spectacular work" by community colleges, source of some of his favorite campus visits. #npclunch
.@arneduncan: "Everyone" won in Chicago. "I don't think we'll see a whole bunch more strikes." #optimism #npclunch
.@arneduncan: Media loves controversy. When school reform happens w/people working together, it doesn't get coverage. (Ouch.) #npclunch
.@arneduncan: You can't begin to have all the answers from here in Washington." Local teachers, local families, know what's best. #npclunch
.@arneduncan gets booed (kids), cheered (adults) when he says school calendar is too short. "What we're doing doesn't make sense." #npclunch
Higher ed goals can't just be access, it has to also be attainment and degree completion, says @arneduncan. #highered #npclunch
Dropout crisis has impact of "permanent national recession" on opportunity and workforce, says @arneduncan. #npclunch
.@arneduncan: Teachers embrace accountability, want to improve their craft. But say they worry fast pace will hurt fairness. #npclunch