As Washington plays its favorite parlor game during a presidential transition—trying to figure out who’ll land a top spot in the new administration—the list of possible education secretary picks for President-elect Barack Obama’s administration has expanded.
According to Democratic officials, Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including Chancellor of New York City schools Joel E. Klein, Chicago schools chief executive officer Arne Duncan, Chairman of the House education committee George Miller, D-Calif., and Democratic Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Also among those being considered is Linda Darling-Hammond, an education professor at Stanford University and Obama adviser. Teachers around the country have been lobbying the Obama administration through online petitions to pick Darling-Hammond, who started her career as a public school teacher....
Also said to be in the hunt:
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Former Gov. James Hunt of North Carolina
Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona
South Carolina schools superintendent Inez Tenenbaum
Jon Schnur, CEO and co-founder of New Leaders for New Schools
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