Rod Paige
Rod Paige, Seventh U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Rod Paige's tenure as the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education.
Education
Paige Remarks Prompt Calls For Retraction
Secretary of Education Rod Paige reaffirmed his support for public schools and the traditional separation of church and state April 9, attempting to quell a furor over earlier, published remarks in which he praised the "strong value system" at Christian schools.
Secretary of Education Rod Paige reaffirmed his support for public schools and the traditional separation of church and state April 9, attempting to quell a furor over earlier, published remarks in which he praised the "strong value system" at Christian schools.
Education
Paige Urges New Focus on International Education
The United States must look beyond its borders to seek new ideas in learning, information to bring home to students, and strong educational relationships with other countries, Secretary of Education Rod Paige said in a speech last week.
Federal
Paige-Congress Bond Still Weak, Some Say
Has Secretary of Education Rod Paige's shortage of conventional political savvy actually helped him cut through the insular world of Capitol Hill, or left him floundering among Washington's policymakers?
School Climate & Safety
Teachers, Principals Were The 'Quiet Heroes' of Sept. 11, Paige Says
Secretary of Education Rod Paige called teachers and principals the "quiet heroes" of Sept. 11, 2001, during a back-to-school speech in Washington D.C. last week.
Assessment
Paige Revamps Blue Ribbons, Basing Awards on Testing
After nearly a year of planning, Secretary of Education Rod Paige has announced new rules and a new name for the popular Blue Ribbon Schools awards program.
Education
Ed. Dept. Says Paige Remarks Mischaracterized
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.
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.
Special Education
Paige Tells Commission on Special Education To Issue Report by July
Secretary of Education Rod Paige, launching a presidential commission on special education last week in a year in which the subject likely will grab the education spotlight, made clear that President Bush's focus on accountability extends to those who teach children with special needs.
Federal
Paige, Seeking 'Clean' Audit, Tightens Dept. Procedures
Secretary of Education Rod Paige has curbed employees' spending authority and plans to put top managers on performance contracts in new efforts to hold his agency more accountable.
Education
Paige Releases Ed. Management Report, Promises Accountability
Secretary of Education Rod Paige has curtailed employees’ spending authority and plans to put top officials on performance contracts in new efforts to hold his agency more accountable.
Secretary of Education Rod Paige has curtailed employees’ spending authority and plans to put top officials on performance contracts in new efforts to hold his agency more accountable.
Federal
Paige Asserts He'll Smooth Early Bumps
In an interview with Education Week, Secretary of Education Rod Paige addressed questions about his stewardship of the department, discussed his role in the education bills now before Congress, refuted rumors that he might resign, and laid out his vision for improving America's schools. Includes an edited transcript.
Federal
Paige Announces Plan To Address Mismanagement
Secretary of Education Rod Paige outlined a new strategy last week to examine and correct long-standing problems with financial mismanagement and abuse at the Department of Education.
Education
Room at the Top
President Bush so far has named Secretary Rod Paige and five other officials to the Department of Education. But Mr. Bush has yet to fill 10 of the 16 top jobs in the department. All 16 positions require Senate confirmation.
Education
Paige Warns Districts Of Increased Competition
Secretary of Education Rod Paige warned big-city administrators last week that school choice is taking a new shape, but he said that public schools have the capacity to ward off such competition by improving the education they provide.
College & Workforce Readiness
Paige Unveils Proposal To Enhance, Increase Pell Grants
Secretary of Education Rod Paige told higher education leaders last week that the Bush administration would seek to increase the maximum Pell Grant for college undergraduates to $5,100 per year and to fully fund the grant program for first-year students.