President Barack Obama applauds as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan leavers the podium after speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, to announce that Duncan will be stepping down in December after 7 years in the Obama administration. Duncan will be returning to Chicago and Obama has appointed senior Education Department official, John King Jr., to oversee the Education Department. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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