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# President Obama on Secretary of Education: "He has more than earned the right to return home"

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## Video: President Obama on Secretary of Education: "He has more than earned the right to return home"

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_Published 2015-10-02. President Obama on Secretary of Education: "He has more than earned the right to return home"_


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## Transcript

So, it's with some regret and sorrow that I have accepted his decision to return to our hometown of Chicago. After more than 6 years of living in Washington, Arnie's wonderful wife Karen, and their excellent kids, Claire and Ryan, who are also buddies of mine. And want to move back home. And that's meant in the interim a lot of time part. So, I'll be honest, I pushed [ UNKNOWN ] to stay, sorry guys. But I also know from personal experience how hard it is to be away from your family. On a sustained basis. So, while I will miss Arnie deeply, he's more than earned the right to return home. Mr. President, you, and Arnie and our team at the department have laid out an ambitious agenda.

From strengthening early childhood education, and expanding access to early childhood. To raising the standards for teaching and learning in K through 12 to Ensuring that more Americans have high quality higher education. To ensuring that we support our teachers and that we invest in our teachers and provide the best preparation and support and leadership opportunities for them. It's an incredible agenda and I'm proud to be able to carry it forward with the amazing team that we have at the department. Earlier this week Arnie gave a speech at the National Press Club and in that speech Arnie said, education can be the difference between life and death.

And I know that's true because it was for me. I grew up in Brooklyn, I lost my mom when I was eight, my dad when I was 12 My dad was very sick before he passed. I moved around between family members and schools. But teachers, New York City public school teachers, are the reason that I am alive. They are the reason that I became a teacher. They are the reason I'm standing here today. Those teachers created amazing educational experiences but also gave me hope, hope about What is possible. What could be possible for me in life.

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