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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Obama Taps Chicago Chief for Secretary of Education

President-elect Obama announced Monday that Arne Duncan would be his Secretary of Education replacing Margaret Spellings. Mr. Duncan, known for his tough steps in tackling school improvement issues, has raised achievement levels in Chicago's school district, the nation's third largest.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/us/politics/16educ.html?_r=1&ref=education

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