“Business Roundtable member CEOs congratulate President-elect Obama on the selection of Arne Duncan as the next Secretary of Education. The selection signals that the Obama administration believes that aggressive efforts are needed to raise U.S. student achievement.

Mr. Duncan has a strong record of working with the business community to improve schools in Chicago. Business Roundtable has long supported efforts to improve the performance of the education system and raise student achievement in the U.S. and looks forward to working with Secretary-designate Duncan to improve American education,” said John J. Castellani, president of Business Roundtable.