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The Washington Post today debunks<\/strong><\/a> the supposed stellar achievements of the Chicago schools system -the former domain of Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. <\/p>\n

Earlier in this century, the supposed triumphs of the Houston school system – the main bragging point of Bush’s Education Secretary Rod Paige – also collapsed like a house of cards. <\/p>\n

It’s not surprising that presidents would continue nominating bogus saviors to be Secretary of Education.<\/p>\n

But why in Hades would anyone expect people like Paige or Duncan to do anything different nationally than what they did locally?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post today debunks the supposed stellar achievements of the Chicago schools system -the former domain of Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. Earlier in this century, the supposed triumphs of the Houston school system – the main bragging point of Bush’s Education Secretary Rod Paige – also collapsed like a house of cards. 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