And he wants to encourage responsible parenting by strengthening character education in the nation's schools, distributing money to voluntary groups that promote fatherhood and marriage education.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

From housing to job creation, health care and education, from supporting our military families to encouraging responsible fatherhood, the new toolkit covers a number of issues of concern to community and faith-based groups.

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Secretary Arne Duncan, our Secretary of Education, held a discussion in New Hampshire about the link between fatherhood and educational achievement.

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