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November 11, 2004
Misc. | Paige plans still in the air - Education chief hasn't told friends or staff if he will resign

HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Paige plans still in the air - Education chief hasn’t told friends or staff if he will resign

When former Houston schools Superintendent Rod Paige accepted President Bush’s offer to join his Cabinet as education secretary four years ago, he told friends he didn’t want to work past his 70th birthday.

Now 71, Paige has kept quiet about whether he’ll join the list of Cabinet members who won’t be around for Bush’s second term.

Bush has asked Cabinet members to let him know whether they plan to stay by week’s end, and some of them, including Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, have resigned.

Paige’s friends in Houston said Wednesday they wouldn’t be surprised to see Paige back in town soon, since he’s accomplished his mission of implementing the controversial No Child Left Behind Act.

“If I were him, I would,” said Don McAdams, who along with Paige served on the Houston school board that ushered in the reforms that led to No Child Left Behind.

Technically, he could take his old job back at HISD…

UPDATE:
Rumors have been that he is leaving, official announcement to follow shortly.



Posted by Laurence Simon at November 11, 2004 02:36 PM | TrackBack
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My suggestion for his replacement remains: Bill Cosby.

The man has an actual PhD in Education, unlike Rod Paige’s bogus PhD in Gymteacherology.

Posted by: Laurence Simon [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2004 04:46 PM

By Bill Cosby’s own admission, his PhD is also in physical fitness. So, when a kid steps out of line, he’ll say “go run five laps.”

Posted by: gus3 [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2004 09:58 PM

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