Where in the world has Secretary of Education Arne Duncan been lately? Turns out he’s been struggling with severe back pain which started from a sports injury, my colleague Michele McNeil reported today over on the Politics K-12 blog.
McNeil spoke to Justin Hamilton, spokesman for the Dept. of Ed., and learned that Duncan’s injury was further aggravated by heavy cross-country travel.
This isn’t the first time Duncan’s suffered a sports injury during his tenure as Secretary of Education, either. Late last year, Duncan broke his nose during a basketball game, according to Politico. And the broken nose wasn’t President Barack Obama’s fault, Duncan joked during a speech at a State Educational Technology Directors Association event. (Remember, Pres. Obama required 12 stitches in his lip after being elbowed during a basketball game in late November 2010.)
Just goes to show you that even the top leaders in education aren’t immune to a few sports-related bumps and bruises.