Who Should Be the Nation’s Next Education Chief?

Check out the blog entry in US News and World Report. Who gets your vote?

Besides improving access to early-childhood education programs and making college more affordable, two of Obama’s campaign promises, the next education secretary must fix the unpopular No Child Left Behind Act, which Congress has not reauthorized. The United States also faces growing competition from countries that are churning out more students who can compete globally. If Obama is serious about improving education, his choice for education secretary must be someone who can tackle all these challenges at once. That may mean breaking with tradition and appointing someone who not only has a background in elementary and secondary schools but brings something new and different to the table.

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