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Education secretary faces system in crisis (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:19 AM CST AP - Hundreds of thousands of children in this country do not learn and eventually drop out of school. That is Arne Duncan's problem now.

Veteran administrator picked to lead LA schools (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 06:20 PM CST AP - The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has chosen a veteran education administrator as its next superintendent.

The Cabinet's got game: Obama's other dream team (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 04:50 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama had just one disclaimer when he announced former pro-basketball player Arne Duncan as his education secretary: "I did not select Arne because he's one of the best basketball players I know."

Obama names education chief, focuses on economy (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 04:41 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday called the high U.S. school dropout rate "economically untenable" and said making schools more competitive would be a top job of his education secretary.

Obama vows schools overhaul with new education secretary (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 02:46 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Arne Duncan, the tough-minded Chicago schools superintendent, as his education secretary tasked with overhauling US schools.

Obama taps Chicago schools chief for education secretary (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 11:07 AM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Arne Duncan, the tough-minded Chicago schools superintendent, as the next secretary of education with a mandate to overhaul failing US schools.

Obama chooses Duncan as schools chief (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 10:41 AM CST AP - The man who's in charge of Chicago's public schools is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be education secretary.

Obama names Chicago school head as education secretary (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2008 10:40 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama chose the Harvard-educated chief executive of Chicago Public Schools as his secretary of education on Tuesday, selecting a reformer who has confronted teachers unions and held schools accountable for performance.

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