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Obama Education Plan: $4 Billion Proposed, Will Be Used To Pressure Schools For Reforms

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

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President Obama is leaning hard on the nation's schools, using the promise of more than $4 billion in federal aid -- and the threat of withholding it ...

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Will Arne Duncan Be the Bold Education Reformer Obama Needs?

John Affeldt | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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John Affeldt

Duncan just might prove to be a Secretary who can bridge the gap between the efficiency hawks and the broader/bolder reform advocates.

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Sam Stein

Obama On Economic Recovery: We Are Running Out Of Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama held a news conference Tuesday to announce the nomination of Arne Duncan as his Education Secretary. But the proceedings quickly took a d...

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Darling-Hammond Could Usher in New Era of Education Engagement

John Affeldt | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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John Affeldt

Barack Obama will be the first community organizer sworn into our nation's highest office--the dramatic result of an unprecedented level of grassroots...

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Obama's "Way-to-Go, Brownie!" Moment?

Greg Palast | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Greg Palast

You'd think the studious Senator from Illinois would avoid repeating the Bush regime's horror show of unqualified appointments, of picking politicos over professionals. But here we go again.

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Arne Duncan Touted For Top Education Job By Current Secretary

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan is a "visionary" school leader who would make a "great choice" as the new U.S. Education Secretary, incumbent Secretar...

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"You're Either With Us or You're With the Status Quo": Privatization Supporters Push Obama to Pick Their Kind of Education Secretary

Dan Brown | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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Dan Brown

Wrap your arms around the testing mania of Joel Klein, or you're soft on accountability. Embrace Michelle Rhee's nuclear approach to administering schools, or you're a status quo-hugging wuss.

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Uncertainty Over Obama Education Adviser

Alexander Russo | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Linda Darling-Hammond, Charter Schools, Education Secretary, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Obama Secretary of Education, Colin Powell, Janet Napolitano, John Kerry, Obama Presidency, Obama's Cabinet, Teach for America, Politics News
Alexander Russo

In education circles, there's no hotter topic than who is going to be the next Secretary of Education--and if it's going to be Linda Darling-Hammond.

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