Rod Paige

Read our coverage of the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 2001 to 2005

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President Bush's Secretary of Education Rod Paige, 67, smiles after his swearing in ceremony at the Department of Education in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001.
Rod Paige, Seventh U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Rod Paige's tenure as the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education.
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Federal DeVos Isn't Alone: Past Ed. Secretary Gaffes
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is hardly the only one to draw fire for controversial statements or outright verbal gaffes in that office.
March 21, 2017
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School & District Management Opinion Learning From Success
Change is inevitable, and school leaders need to imitate others' success, Robert Maranto and Rod Paige write.
Robert Maranto & Rod Paige, September 18, 2012
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Education Funding Unlikely Allies Call for Shifting Spending from Prisons to Schools
The NAACP, along with leaders of fiscally conservative groups and former Education Secretary Paige, say lawmakers ought to be spending more on education and less on their prison systems.
Nirvi Shah, April 8, 2011
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Education Opinion Rod Paige, Beauty Contest Judge
What to do if you're no longer the Education Secretary and can't judge schools anymore? Judge beauty contests, of course. In Mississippi. That's what Rod Paige is doing these days, according to this Sun Herald story (Miss Heritage is the new Miss Mississippi). Better to judge than be judged, I guess.
Alexander Russo, July 18, 2007
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Teaching Profession Opinion Paige Blames It All On Teachers Unions
Who knew that former EdSec Rod Paige was writing a book? Not I. Who knew it was going to blame pretty much everything on the teachers unions? Again, not I. But apparently that's what he's done.
Alexander Russo, February 7, 2007
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Education Opinion Florida NEA Funds Rod Paige, & More
If you subscribed to Marc Dean Millot's New Education Economy, you'd already know about a new report from Eduventures on SES that describes how providers "hang on the whims of parents."  You'd know that the Florida teachers union (an NEA affiliate) gave Rod Paige's new outfit, the Chartwell Group, start-up funding via its pension fund investments. And you'd know which states made requests to modify their SY 2006 AYP calculations.And if you got his K12 Leads report, too, you'd have RFPs and other info coming out of your ears.
Alexander Russo, January 11, 2007
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Federal A Washington Roundup Rod Paige Joins Board Of Fordham Foundation
Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige has been elected to the board of trustees of an outspoken education think tank.
Erik W. Robelen, May 3, 2005
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Federal Federal File Reality Check
Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige readily admits that it took some effort to adjust to “civilian” life.
Michelle R. Davis, March 29, 2005
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Education Letter to the Editor Underscoring the Value of Arts in the Curriculum
In their Commentary Rod Paige and Mike Huckabee reaffirmed what many of us who are involved in learning in and through the arts know so well.
February 15, 2005
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Curriculum Opinion Putting Arts Education Front and Center
As a nation, we must develop children who are productive and happy, not kids who can just pass a test and get through school.
Rod Paige & Mike Huckabee, January 25, 2005
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Education Letter to the Editor Bush Secretary-Designate Draws Readers’ Response
To the Editor:
Could Education Week provide us with more detailed background information on our designated new U.S. secretary of education ("President Picks a Trusted Aide for Secretary," Nov. 24, 2004)? What experience does she have in education other than as a lobbyist or career politician? Does it matter? Why or why not? Could the country have a surgeon general who had no experience in medicine?
January 4, 2005
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School & District Management Federal File Self-Evaluation
In the final weeks of Rod Paige’s tenure as secretary of education, his department has released a management review of its programs and given itself high marks.
Michelle R. Davis, November 30, 2004
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Federal Education Dept.’s Exit Door May Open Soon
The impending departure of Secretary of Education Rod Paige and the start of President Bush’s new term are expected to result in an exodus and a reshuffling of high-ranking personnel at the Department of Education.
Michelle R. Davis & Erik W. Robelen, November 30, 2004
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Federal President Picks a Trusted Aide for Secretary
President Bush’s decision to nominate Margaret Spellings as U.S. secretary of education signals a steady course on education policymaking.
Erik W. Robelen, November 23, 2004
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