More Important Information

Yesterday, I asked the question about the best public university in Illinois for African American students based on graduation rates. I am not going to answer that question today because I have more important information to impart, perhaps this new information is intricately tied to the question asked yesterday. Does anyone have a full transcript of the confirmation hearing of Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education designate. All of the media seem to say that Duncan received a warm reception, even had some senators compliment him for his work in Chicago. No one asked PURE about the Chicago Public Schools, schools of apartheid. No one asked Gary Orfield. While the Chicago Public Schools may not now or still be the worst in the nation, they are some of the most segregated in the nation. Did anyone ask Duncan about this?
Did anyone hear any comments about higher education from Duncan or the senators doing the questioning? Yes, we want to make college more accessible. However, is this really the issue. The issue of higher education is the same as the issue of lower education: Will education become as equal for African Americans as it is for others?
There is no question that Duncan is not an educator, but that is not the question. Rather, the serious and most immediate quesstion is, who will Duncan appoint as bureaucrats to really run the Department of Education who will do the work and institute and implement policy. You had better speak up before they come for you.