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Duncan: Hurricane Katrina Was The 'Best Thing' For New Orleans Schools 

Huffington Post featured this ABC News story today:

Jan, 29, 2010 - ABC News' Mary Bruce Reports: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said today that Hurricane Katrina was "the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans" because it gave the city a chance to rebuild and improve its failing public schools.

In an interview to air this weekend on "Washington Watch with Roland Martin" Duncan said "that education system was a disaster. And it took Hurricane Katrina to wake up the community to say that we have to do better. And the progress that it made in four years since the hurricane, is unbelievable."

The Education Department confirmed the quote to ABC and Duncan released the following statement in response:

Please visit Huffington Post to read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/arne-duncan-hurricane-kat_n_442684.html