U.S. President Obama sits next to U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan as he speaks about importance of education while at an event at Wakefield High School in Arlington

U.S. President Barack Obama sits next to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (R) as he speaks about the importance of education while at an event at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS EDUCATION)