
Arne Duncan
US Secretary of Education
US Dept of Education
Washington, DC USA
“Find those people who are going to support you in your journey, who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.”
US Dept of Education
Washington, DC USA
“Find those people who are going to support you in your journey, who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.”
US Secretary of Education
I work to give children schools that combine passionate teachers and students and the highest expectations.
Being the first in your family to attend college is daunting, but rewarding.
Follow the journeys of four young people-all first in their families to go to college-as they road-trip across the country to interview inspiring individuals who were also first in their families to pursue higher education.
After gaining wisdom and guidance from trail-blazing leaders-including Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, Grammy Award-winner John Legend, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz-the Roadtrippers are emboldened to embrace the opportunities ahead and ask "why shouldn't I succeed?"