Education Sec. praises Bobb

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today praised DPS' Robert Bobb's reform proposals, reports Detroit News:

"I think that'd be a big step in the right direction," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said during a roundtable with reporters on his department's plans for nationwide school reforms.

Duncan's comments come as state lawmakers consider changing Michigan's emergency financial manager law to expand Bobb's purview from fiscal matters to those of academics as well. Detroit's elected school board has fought against such a change, suing Bobb in court and testifying at education committee hearings in Lansing

Duncan went on to cite recent NAEP scores as an indicator of urgent action, and called Bobb a "a breath of fresh air."

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