Minn. Chief Confirmed

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Alice Seagren was unanimously confirmed Jan. 20 by the Minnesota Senate as the state’s commissioner of education. The 62-0 vote for Ms. Seagren was a sharp contrast to the rejection last summer by the Democratic-controlled Senate of Cheri Pierson Yecke, who was Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s previous choice for the job.

Robert C. Johnston

Robert C. Johnston was an assistant managing editor for Education Week. He edited the State Capitals section (including briefs, State of the States, recaps, Journal), state policy, school finance, early-childhood education, private education, English-language learners and immigrants, rural education, and facilities and transportation.

A version of this article appeared in the February 02, 2005 edition of Education Week