The department's
higher education nominees are closely watched in part because Education Secretary Arne Duncan's expertise lies in K - 12 education, and he has delegated much of the higher education agenda to appointees and career staff.
Not exact matches
With Senate hearings on U.S. Supreme Court
nominee John G. Roberts Jr. scheduled to begin Sept. 6, several
education groups said last week that they were content to wait on opining about whether the federal appellate judge should become the
high court's next associate justice.
After a career that includes stints teaching
high school history, vetting
nominees for President Clinton's first presidential administration, running a couple of businesses (Edison Schools and Sangari Global
Education), and helping Joel Klein reinvent New York City's education system, he is arguably one of the most seasoned education - reform leaders in
Education), and helping Joel Klein reinvent New York City's
education system, he is arguably one of the most seasoned education - reform leaders in
education system, he is arguably one of the most seasoned
education - reform leaders in
education - reform leaders in the land.
The Ann Arbor district was chosen from
nominees around the country for its support of
high quality arts
education.
The answers detail the billionaire
nominee's views on the federal role in
higher education, school vouchers and protecting civil rights.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushed back against the contention that his nominees don't have sufficient higher education ex
Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushed back against the contention that his
nominees don't have sufficient
higher education ex
education experience.
That agenda — creating a federal system to rate colleges, then tying federal financial aid to those ratings — has riled the
higher education establishment, where the two
nominees are relative unknowns.