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	Rod Paige - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paige, who grew up in segregated Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the nation's education chief.
		Paige became the superintendent of schools of HISD in 1994.
		Paige has been active on the Education Commission of the States, as well as the Council of the Great City Schools, which bestowed on him its Richard R. Green Award as the outstanding urban educator of 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rod_Paige (645 words)

	Archived: Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education -- Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For Paige, the son of a principal and a librarian in public schools, that day was the crowning achievement of a long career in education.
		Elected in 1989, Paige was sworn in as a trustee and an officer of the Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in January 1990, in which capacities he served until 1994.
		Paige is the first school superintendent ever to serve as Secretary of Education.
	www.ed.gov /news/staff/bios/paige.html (647 words)

	Online NewsHour: Rod Paige (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rod Paige discusses the local vs. federal issue in education.
		Paige is credited with establishing Houston as one of the nation's top urban school districts, and test scores and academic performance have improved during his tenure.
		Paige was born in Mississippi, the son of a school principal and a librarian.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/inauguration/transition/paige.html (257 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Education Secretary Rod Paige intends to leave job, official says
		Paige would be the third member of the Bush Cabinet to make plans to leave since the president won a second term.
		Paige has presided over the biggest federal shakeup to education in a generation, a law demanding that schools show improvement among all students, regardless of race or wealth.
		Paige is eying other work opportunities and does not plan to retire, the administration official said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20041112-1416-paige-leaving.html (746 words)

	Rod Paige - SourceWatch
		Paige also made headlines February 25, 2004, when it was reported (http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/23/paige.terrorist.nea/) that he "made a staggeringly stupid comment" when he compared the National Education Association, "the nation's largest teachers' union to a 'terrorist organization' because it [opposed] many elements of the two-year-old No Child Left Behind Act." [1] (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/opinion/25WED3.html?pagewanted=printandposition=)
		According to National Public Radio, Rod Paige, the "son of a principal and a librarian in public schools," [2] (http://www.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/paige.html) became the nation's Secretary of the Department of Education on January 20, 2001, "following the inauguration of an old friend, President George W. Bush." [3] (http://www.npr.org/programs/npc/2002/020909.rpaige.html)
		In mid-October 2005 Paige defended the use of Armstrong Williams.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Rod_Paige (605 words)

	Online NewsHour: Sec. Rod Paige -- January 24, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ROD PAIGE: Well, first of all it gave us timely information about the student's progress toward the objectives that had been set out by the state of Texas.
		ROD PAIGE: No, the Bush plan calls for the states to deal with the content of the test.
		ROD PAIGE: There are statistical methods to do that, but we would also wish to encourage states to participate in the NAPIS program.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/education/jan-june01/paige.html (1324 words)

	Rod Paige: Advancing Indiana: Indiana University
		When U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige was pursing his master’s and doctoral degrees from IU in the 1960s, his future aspirations included being the head coach of a big-time college football program, and maybe with a little luck, the athletic director at a Division I school.
		Paige, who studied physical education at IU and wrote his dissertation on the response time of football linemen, served as head football coach at Jackson State and then at Texas Southern University (TSU), where he went on to become the director of athletics in 1975.
		Rod Paige’s innovations and achievements are another example of how Indiana University prepares school leaders to improve education and opportunities for all learners.
	advancing.indiana.edu /minds/paige.shtml (417 words)

	ROD PAIGE CALLED EXCELLENT CHOICE
		According to a Houston Chronicle report this morning, Paige is "widely credited with making the Houston district one of the country's finest urban school districts." Academic performance and test scores have improved under his tenure at the 90% minority school district, the newspaper reported.
		Paige served as a member of ECS Chairman Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer's advisory council on teaching quality in 1999-2000 and has been a frequent ECS conference speaker and participant.
		Paige came to Houston after serving as dean of the College of Education at Texas Southern University.
	www.ecs.org /clearinghouse/22/78/2278.htm (386 words)

	Ebony: Rod Paige AMERICA'S EDUCATION CHIEF - Interview
		Paige says his top priority as the secretary of education is to close the achievement gap between suburban and urban schools, and between the United States and other countries.
		Paige credits his parents for raising him and his four siblings to believe in their self-worth and intelligence.
		Paige says he worked on Bush's campaign, becoming the campaign director for one of the only congressional districts that he won in primaries against Ronald Reagan.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_12_56/ai_78919297 (1484 words)

	Keppler Speakers: Rod Paige (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dr. Rod Paige served as the 7th U.S. Secretary of Education during President George W. Bush's first term in office.
		The son of a principal and a librarian in Mississippi public schools, that honor was the crowning achievement of a long career in education.
		Paige began working with students early in his career as a teacher.
	www.kepplerspeakers.com /speakers/paigerod.asp (899 words)

	Rod Paige Page
		Rod Paige looks the other way and believes that things have gone unbelievably well in these schools run by people with no educational experience (former Republican party chairmen and people who ran private jails).
		Unlike what Paige claims, publicly available data shows that the Houston high school dropout rate after Paige's 6 years in office is one of the highest in Texas and in the nation (92nd out of the 100 largest districts in the US).
		Paige, now one of the longest-serving superintendents in America, and the board of trustees have led the school district to strong improvement in test scores, a sharply reduced campus crime rate, falling dropout rates, greater parental involvement, and improvements in management that have saved taxpayers money.
	www.skirsch.com /politics/rodpaige/rod_paige_page.htm (1983 words)

	USATODAY.com - Education chief calls teachers union 'terrorist organization' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Rod Paige called the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, "a terrorist organization" during a private meeting with governors Monday.
		Paige said later in an AP interview that his comment was "a bad joke; it was an inappropriate choice of words."
		Paige, a former football coach and teachers college dean, has never concealed his disdain for the NEA's opposition.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-02-23-paige-remarks_x.htm (487 words)

	TIME.com: Teacher In Chief -- Page 1
		When Rod Paige first took the helm of the struggling Houston public schools seven years ago, Gayle Fallon, president of the local teachers' union, blasted him as "the most antiteacher superintendent we've had in the past decade." By the end of Paige's tenure last month, however, Fallon was giving a far different testimonial.
		Paige, 67, is widely credited with turning around the Houston schools through an emphasis on accountability and efficiency and a receptiveness to new ideas.
		Paige was the oldest of five children, all of whom have graduate degrees.
	www.time.com /time/education/article/0,8599,98013,00.html (1024 words)

	CNN.com - NEA to Bush: Fire Secretary Paige - Feb. 24, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Paige, who made his comment in a private meeting with governors Monday, later apologized for his choice of words but maintained the union uses "obstructionist scare tactics" in its fight over the nation's education law.
		Meanwhile, key Democrats who ensured the law won strong support in 2001 met with Paige on Tuesday to share their frustration in the way his agency enforces the measure.
		Paige gave the Democrats a letter assuring serious enforcement of the law and noting that he will not rush out guidance or interpretations for schools without thorough review.
	www.cnn.com /2004/EDUCATION/02/24/nea.bush.paige.ap (572 words)

	CNN.com - Paige calls NEA 'terrorist organization' - Feb. 23, 2004
		Education Secretary Rod Paige called the National Education Association a "terrorist organization" Monday as he argued that the country's largest teachers union often acts at odds with the wishes of rank-and-file teachers regarding school standards and accountability.
		Paige later issued a written release saying that statement, made during a conversation with governors, "was an inappropriate choice of words" but reiterated his criticism of the NEA and its Washington lobbyists.
		"Secretary Paige has demeaned America's teachers and denigrated the men and women in uniform who are fighting a deadly enemy," he said in a written statement.
	www.cnn.com /2004/EDUCATION/02/23/paige.terrorist.nea (449 words)

	Vermont-NEA on Rod Paige
		Paige’s maligning of teachers who are members of a reputable professional organization—the NEA—including teachers in Vermont.
		Paige created an incendiary situation, by his reckless use of a vocabulary that sends chills through all decent humans.
		Paige, I was extremely disappointed to hear of your recent comments aligning the NEA with a terrorist group.
	www.vtnea.org /Paige.htm (3356 words)

	Peter Wood on Rod Paige on National Review Online
		Midweek, Paige called a news conference to say that he was standing by his remarks, but pointing out that they had been somewhat misunderstood.
		In the interview, Paige lamented that "our educational system is underperforming and leaving large numbers of children behind, especially minority children," and he also allowed that he saw justification for parents who pulled their children out of failing public schools to attend private schools or be home-schooled.
		Paige appears mostly a target of opportunity, and the campaign of smears against him no more than a calculus of political advantage among groups that oppose President Bush's education agenda.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-wood041503.asp (1239 words)

	Whopper of the Week: Rod Paige - Tax hikes did not put state governments in the hole. By Timothy Noah
		Whopper of the Week: Rod Paige - Tax hikes did not put state governments in the hole.
		Paige's op-ed doesn't mention the Bush cuts directly, but states had been hoping to receive substantially more financial assistance from Bush's economic package.
		Paige is saying here that states don't need more federal aid so much as they need to cut taxes.
	www.slate.com /id/2076615 (554 words)

	Newington Cropsey: Rod Paige
		His vast experience as a practitioner-from the flboard to the boardroom-paid off during the long hours of work needed to pass President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
		Paige rallied the Department to create the Blueprint for Management Excellence in order to build an organization worthy of the taxpayers' trust and the President's vision-a vision grounded in the belief that good government is not only closer to the people, but also more accountable to the people.
		The Department-wide implementation of the blueprint streamlined operations, and provided strategic direction, resources and focus for the Department's central mission: ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence throughout the nation.
	www.newingtoncropsey.com /Events/speakers/paige.htm (696 words)

	The Spoof - Secretary Of Education, Rod Paige, Found Out!
		In a courageous admission, Rod Paige admitted today that his claim to graduate from Indiana University had been exaggerated.
		Although Dr. Paige’s tenure as Head of the Houston, Texas, Independent School District was marked by excellent advances in the state standardized tests results, a drastically reduced dropout rate among all ethnic groups and an upturn in college bound students, all these improvements were later found to be based on “doctored” records.
		Paige will likely buy a small Caribbean island once his federal and Texas state retirement benefits are calculated.
	www.thespoof.com /news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i6990 (573 words)

	Federal education report finds shortage of qualified teachers - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Paige said teacher colleges must align their programs with requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to meet the mandate for highly qualified teachers in all classrooms by 2006.
		Paige also said he regrets the vocal opposition of the National Education Association, the 2-million-member teachers union, to the No Child Left Behind Act.
		Paige said the department is forming a Teacher Assistance Corps to travel throughout the country and help develop a teacher quality tool kit so people can understand the law.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20030715-114915-3853r.htm (790 words)

	Leading American Education into the 21st Century
		PHILLIP N. TRULUCK, Executive Vice President of The Heritage Foundation: Secretary Rod Paige knows that every child deserves a quality education, that every child deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, and that no child deserves to be pushed aside or ignored--and he did something about it.
		Secretary Paige has called vouchers nothing short of emancipation for hundreds of poor and minority students and has said that vouchers will allow our youngest citizens to throw off the chains of a school system that has not served them well.
		The Honorable Rod Paige served as U.S. Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Education/hl863.cfm (3878 words)

	Education Chief Defends Payments to Pundit (washingtonpost.com)
		Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige yesterday defended payments to a conservative fl commentator to promote the No Child Left Behind law as a standard "outreach effort" to minority groups who stand to benefit most from the Bush administration's showcase education program.
		Paige, the nation's first African American education secretary, said in a statement that he was deeply disturbed by the publicity surrounding the $240,000 contract.
		In a letter to Paige, senior Republican and Democrat Appropriations lawmakers asked him to provide a list of money spent by the Education Department on public relations activities between 2002 and 2004.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A7707-2005Jan13.html (560 words)

	Rod Paige Stepping Down
		Paige has presided over the biggest federal shake up to education in a generation, a law demanding that schools show improvement among all students, regardless of race or wealth.
		Paige was a stand up guy and took a lot of heat.
		Paige is a breath of fresh air in Washington.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1278670/posts (1353 words)

	08/01/02 - Ron Unz Fails To Communicate
		Paige, a fl former football coach, is believed to have obtained his job largely due to George W. Bush’s intense support for “Affirmative Access,” and is widely regarded as the dimmest member of the Bush Cabinet.
		The New Republic, for example, feels that Paige is a failure because Bush is bigoted against him.
		Paige is probably as bright as the next educrat, of course, even if he’s wrong about bilingual Ed.
	www.vdare.com /fulford/unz.htm (678 words)

	Rod Paige
		So, Rod Paige, the Secy of Education under President Bush, is handing in his resignation.
		Paige reminded me of several fl friends I've had over the years.
		Paige gone, and they could go back to biz as usual--i.e., piffle and pageantry--with no fear [phobos] of exposure.
	educationation.org /rod.htm (460 words)

	Rod Paige criticizes teachers union [nation's largest teachers union a "terrorist organization"] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Look forward for Rod Paige to be lumped in the Oreo-cookie, Uncle-Tom, house-negro crowd by the white liberals, just like they did with Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Alan Keyes, Walter Williams, J.C. Watts, Janice Rogers Brown, Jesse Lee Peterson, Ward Connerly, Thomas Sowell, et al.
		Paige was an idiot, whether he was right or he was wrong in what he said.
		Education Secretary Rod Paige called the nation's largest educrat union a "terrorist organization" during the White House's meeting with governors today.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1083882/posts (3087 words)

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