Bush Selects Reading Researcher For Ed. Department Post
Susan B. Neuman, a university
researcher who has focused on the importance of providing books and
other reading materials to children who live in poor neighborhoods, was
chosen by President Bush last week for a top post at the Department of
Education.
Ms. Neuman, 54, was tapped to be the department's assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, a job that more typically has gone to a top school administrator. Ms. Neuman is a professor of education and the director of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
"I really hope to bring more of a research background to the job," Ms. Neuman said in an interview. "I believe that research matters, that it can...
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