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Obama Picks Duncan for Education Post
online.wsj.com - 12/17/2008
Obama Picks Duncan for Education Post
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Obama named Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his education secretary, a friend and reformer who has straddled competing factions in the education community. (Remarks)
cbn.com - 12/16/2008
Obama’s Pick for Education Secretary Pushed For Gay High School
— cbn.com — Obama’s new pick for Education secretary is Arne Duncan, head of Chicago Public Schools. He’s been pushing for Chicago to start their first gay high school. Not kidding. (more) Obama’s Pick for Education Secretary Pushed For ...

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Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
nytimes.com - 12/16/2008
Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education
— nytimes.com — Arne Duncan is known for taking tough steps to improve schools while maintaining respectful relations with teachers and their unions. > (more) Schools Chief From Chicago Is Obama’s Choice for Education

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blogs.wsj.com - 12/17/2008
Duncan Caused Stir With Plan for High School for Gays
— blogs.wsj.com — Brad Haynes reports on the transition. In selecting Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his education secretary Tuesday, President-elect Barack Obama aimed to satisfy the interests of reform-minded activists and the powerful teachers’ ... (more) Duncan Caused Stir With Plan for High School for Gays

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Joanne Jacobs:  Democrats get tough on education

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Democrats get tough on education
Joanne Jacobs — ... challenging the work rules and traditional seniority- and degree-based compensation systems that have made teaching the one profession most-insulated from performance management. (Michelle) Rhee, in particular, told Time magazine, “If the children don’t know how to read, I don’t care how creative you are. You’re not doing your job.” It helps to have billionaire backers: Bill Gates and Eli Broad. Obama’s pick for education secretary “signals an intent to maintain a rigorous system of standardized tests in public schools, while experimenting with reforms disliked by unions, ...

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