Changes at the Education Department.

Changes at the Education Department. The end of 2004 and the beginning of 2005 marked a number ofchanges at the U.S. Department of Education, chief among them theresignation of U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be . Following President Bush's reelection re��e��lectalso re-e��lect ?tr.v. re��e��lect��ed, re��e��lect��ing, re��e��lectsTo elect again.re , Paige Paige? , Leroy Robert Known as "Satchel." 1906-1982.American baseball player who became the first Black pitcher in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians (1948).Noun 1. announced that,at the end of the president's first term, he would be resigning,having served longer than any Republican United States Secretary ofEducation The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 14th in line of United States presidential line of succession. . "At that time, my work here will be accomplished," saidPaige. Following Paige's resignation, President Bush announced hisnomination of Margaret Spellings to be the U.S. Secretary of Education.Spellings served as Bush's chief education adviser while he was thegovernor of Texas, and when he became president, he asked her to serveas his assistant on domestic policy. In December, Deputy Secretary of Education Gene Hickok announcedthat he also would be resigning at the end of January 2005. Hickok hadserved as deputy secretary of education since July 2003, and prior tothat appointment had been under secretary of education since thebeginning of the Bush Administration. Before coming to the EducationDepartment, Hickok had served as Pennsylvania's secretary ofeducation. Another resignation at the Department of Education was that ofGeneral Counsel Brian W. Jones, who leaves after more than three yearsof service as the top legal adviser and a key policy adviser toSecretary Paige on education issues that included the implementation ofNo Child Left Behind. Among those assuming new positions at the Department of Educationare John H. Hager John Henry Hager (born August 28, 1936) is an American politician who has served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia since July 2007. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, and as an assistant secretary within the United States and Barbara R. Foorman. In December, Hager, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor and Attorney General. The office is currently held by Republican William T. Bolling. , wassworn in as assistant secretary for the U.S. Department ofEducation's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative re��ha��bil��i��tate?tr.v. re��ha��bil��i��tat��ed, re��ha��bil��i��tat��ing, re��ha��bil��i��tates1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.2. Services(OSERS OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ). He will lead the office that administers federal specialeducation programs for America's 6.8 million children and youthwith disabilities. OSERS also promotes employment opportunities foradults with disabilities and sponsors research to improve the lives ofindividuals with disabilities. In January, Footman assumed the leadership position of the NationalCenter for Education Research, a key office in the Institute ofEducation Sciences, the research, evaluation and statistical arm of theEducation Department. Described by the department as "aninternationally known authority on language and readingdevelopment," Foorman becomes the nation's first commissionerfor education research. The National Center for Education Research isone of three centers within the Institute of Education Sciences, and itsmission is to support rigorous, unbiased research that helps ensure aquality education for all students, improve achievement, reducedisparities in school performance, and promote equal opportunities andaccess to higher education higher educationStudy beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . These were the changes at our press time, but for more informationand news at the U.S. Department of Education, visit www.ed.gov.