The U.S. Secretaries of Education: A Short History of Their Lives and Impact

Catherine L. Sommervold

doi:10.5771/9781475848069

Summary

The book U.S. Secretaries of Education: A Short History of Their Lives & Impact by Catherine L. Sommervold is a new approach to examining education history. The first Secretary of Education took office in 1979 and, excluding interim Secretaries, there have been thirteen to date. This book contains a short biography of each Secretary of Education and discusses their activities. Also included is a table that allows for a side-by-side comparison of the Secretaries, their demographics and their budgets. U.S. Secretaries outlines the secretaries and details about their tenure in an attempt at an objectivity with the hope to encourage critical thinking and conversations about education and education policy.

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Edition: 1/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-4798-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-4806-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 90
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter 1 Shirley M. Hufstedler No access Pages 1 - 6
Chapter 2 Terrel Bell No access Pages 7 - 14
Chapter 3 William J. Bennett No access Pages 15 - 20
Chapter 4 Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr. No access Pages 21 - 26
Chapter 5 Lamar Alexander No access Pages 27 - 32
Chapter 6 Richard Riley No access Pages 33 - 38
Chapter 7 Rod Paige No access Pages 39 - 44
Chapter 8 Margaret Spellings No access Pages 45 - 48
Chapter 9 Arne Duncan No access Pages 49 - 54
Chapter 10 John King, Jr. No access Pages 55 - 58
Chapter 11 Elizabeth “Betsy” DeVos No access Pages 59 - 64
Chapter 12 Miguel Cardona No access Pages 65 - 70
Chapter 13 The Acting Secretaries No access Pages 71 - 74
Conclusion No access Pages 75 - 76
Appendix No access Pages 77 - 78
References No access Pages 79 - 90