Duncan recruits teachers

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited a Los Angeles Unified high school Friday as part of a nationwide effort to encourage more teens to think about teaching as a future career. Connie Llanos in the Daily News

But during the hourlong event at the Edward Roybal Education Complex, the crowd of students insisted on highlighting the financial crisis plaguing their schools.

"You say that education is the way out of poverty right?" 16-year-old Yamilet Miranda asked Duncan from the crowd. "So then why is education always the main target during budget cuts?"