Duncan Secretary Duncan Hunter testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of the United States schools are not now meeting goals for ` `` Adequate Yearly Progress '' , '' he says . That could increase to Almost 40 % , he says . Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .
Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of U.S. schools are not now meeting goals for `` No Child Left Behind , '' he says . That could increase to 82 % , he says . Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .