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The Sunday Word: All in the Family
The Caucus —
... – his last before taking office. The Transition Though Mr. Obama has moved to fill a host of top cabinet positions, his choice for secretary of education remains a mystery as well as the specifics of his approach to education reform, The Times’s Sam Dillon reports : Will he side with those who want to abolish teacher tenure and otherwise curb the power of teachers’ unions? Or with those who want to rewrite the main federal law on elementary and secondary education, the No Child Left Behind Act, and who say the best strategy is to help teachers become more ...
Progressive Breakfast: Do I Hear $1 Trillion?
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... Sunday's NYT reviews the battle surrounding Obama's upcoming choice for Education Secretary: "Will he side with those who want to abolish teacher tenure and otherwise curb the power of teachers’ unions? Or with those who want to rewrite the main federal law on elementary and secondary education, the No Child Left Behind Act, and who say the best strategy is to help teachers become more qualified? The debate has sometimes been nasty ... Editorials and opinion articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times have described the debate as ...
Chicago Schools Chief to Be Education Secretary
News —
... in Chicago. Duncan has earned a reputation as a public education reformer but has avoided earning the kind of ire from unions felt by public school chiefs in New York and Washington, D.C. Duncan and President-elect Obama are long-time friends who play basketball together. Other names that were mentioned for the job were New York City's schools chancellor Joel Klein, Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Michelle Rhee and Denver schools superintendent Michael Bennet.
Cabinet Appointment Round-up
Open Left - Front Page —
... Arne Duncan, Education: Given that Obmaa has generally tried to avoid factional fights, Duncan seemed like the obvious pick. He was the only candidate who was short-listed by both the "efficiency" faction and by the teachers. Combine this with his Chicago background, and he made perfect sense. Not sure if I am "meh" on this one or "cautiously optimistic." I guess if I am not sure, than I am "meh." ...
John Affeldt: Will Arne Duncan be the Bold Education Reformer Obama Needs?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... At stake has been the leadership and agenda of the Obama Administration's Department of Education. The tough love efficiency hawks, as Professor Bruce Fuller referred to them in last week's New York Times, touted district leaders Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee or Arne Duncan for Secretary of Education. Unions pushed for ...
