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Position:
Secretary - Education
The U.S. Department of Education establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It assists the president in executing his or her education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. The department's mission is to serve U.S. students, to ensure that all have equal access to education, and to promote excellence in the nation's public schools. It is the job of the secretary to see that these missions are carried out effectively. The secretary is responsible for ensuring that this happens.
Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation
Nominee's Background:
Rep. Lynn Woolsey was first elected to represent California's 6th Congresional district, which includes Marin and Sonoma counties, both of which are just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. She is currently the first former welfare mom to serve in Congress. She is currently the raning member on the Education Committee's Subcommittee on Education Reform, and has been a fighter for better public education in the US.
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Progressive Criteria:
The Education Department will
Support true academic standards and reject punitive standardized testing that deprives schools of funding solely because of low test scores;
Support not penalize school districts that need extra help because they have many poor, minority or immigrant students;
Work to restore public education as an effective vehicle for social mobility, as it has been for so much of our country's history;
Open up many routes to higher education;
Improve teacher pay, dignity and respect;
Reject voucher systems and other privatization schemes;
Protect our students from commercial influences and marketing in their schools;
Understand that in addition to training for good jobs, the public education system must educate responsible, engaged citizens.
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Comments so far:
April 17, 2006
Anonymous -
Do you mean she is currently 'the reigning member'? Seems
her education efforts are badly needed so, for sure, I am
voting for her.
February 1, 2006
Anonymous -
We don't need any socialists or communists serving in the President's Cabinet. There are already enough in Congress.
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