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March 15, 2016

Senate Confirms John King as Education Secretary
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The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm John King Jr. as the new secretary
of education. King had been serving as acting secretary since Arne
Duncan stepped down at the end of last year. Despite refusing even to
consider any Supreme Court nominee, some Senate Republicans voted to
confirm King, saying they wanted a secretary who was accountable to the
Senate. King previously served as New York state's education
commissioner, where he came under criticism for advocating high-stakes
standardized testing linked to teacher evaluations, policies that
sparked a historic statewide testing boycott.
Topics:Education

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