Clinton Picks Researcher As NCES Commissioner
President Clinton will nominate Lauress L. Wise II, a researcher who specializes in testing, to become the next federal commissioner of education statistics, the White House announced last week.
The nonpartisan position has been vacant since last June, when Commissioner Pascal D. Forgione Jr. stepped down after the Clinton administration declined to support his renomination to the post he had held since 1996. ( "Renomination Blocked, Forgione To Depart," May 26, 1999.)
Mr. Wise's four- year appointment requires Senate confirmation. The commissioner reports to the secretary of education and oversees the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, which collects, analyzes, and disseminates education data...
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