Ed. Dept. Says Paige Remarks Mischaracterized
Washington
A week after Secretary of
Education Rod Paige was widely criticized for comments on religion and
public schools, Department of Education officials released transcripts
of an interview that they said showed his remarks were
mischaracterized.
The written text of the interview with the Baptist Press released by the department detailed instances in which the agency said Mr. Paige's statements were not reported accurately. The Education Department prepared the text from a recording it made of the original interview.
"Our goal was to ensure that Secretary Paige's comments were understood in the proper context and in their entirety," Daniel Langan, a spokesman for the department, said last week. "And that appears...
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