1.0 link 153029 <![CDATA[Will Arne Duncan Be the Bold Education Reformer Obama Needs?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-affeldt/will-arne-duncan-be-the-b_b_153029.html It's been like a crowded basketball court these past couple of weeks for school improvement advocates with more than a few elbows thrown as everyone vied for the "bold reformer" territory.

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...

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