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	Rod Paige - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roderick Raynor Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005.
		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 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/Roderick_Paige (548 words)

	Archived: Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education -- Biography
		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)

	The Carpetbagger Report > Print > Roderick Paige discovers a way to be noticed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paige went on to say to Christian schools are more successful that their public counterparts because of a "strong value system," and appeared to criticize public schools by concluding, "In a religious environment the value system is set.
		Paige, in the course of his tenure, has earned the reputation of being one of the least important members of Bush's cabinet and easily the most ignored education secretary since the post was created.
		Paige told audiences that the administration was going to fight for private school vouchers while administration officials were dropping voucher proposals from the education bill.
	www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com /wp-print.php?p=202 (569 words)

	Biography of Dr. Roderick R. Paige (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rod Paige was confirmed by the United States Senate as the 7th Secretary of Education on January 20, 2001, following the inauguration of President George W. Bush.
		Secretary Paige made HISD the first school district in the state to institute performance contracts modeled on those in the private sector, whereby senior staff members' continued employment with HISD is based on their performance.
		Secretary 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.
	www.us-mission.ch /BIOS/Paige.htm (459 words)

	Paige Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paige declines to endorse any single instructional program, but the research he cites supports initial direct instruction in systematic phonics, as opposed to literature-oriented approaches, and most of it was financed by the National Institutes of Health.
		Paige, 67, is the seventh U.S. education secretary and the first to be elevated from a local superintendency.
		The other controversy surrounding Paige and Bush is their endorsement of federally paid vouchers - good for tuition at public or private schools - to be given to children trapped in chronically failing schools.
	www.sondaysystem.com /pages/inforum/paige_article.htm (1301 words)

	Bush education secretary calls teachers union a "terrorist organization"
		Secretary of Education Roderick Paige made the comment in the course of a discussion on the implementation of the No Child Left Behind law, which the Bush administration is using to undermine public education and promote private schools.
		Paige’s remark reveals the frustration of these political calculations, as No Child Left Behind is now widely opposed by educators and has been a target of political attack during the presidential election campaign.
		Paige’s comment is not merely a “gaffe.” His slip of the tongue reveals the mindset of a right-wing, anti-working class government which regards domestic political opposition as illegitimate.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/feb2004/paig-f25.shtml (667 words)

	Education Secretary Paige Plans to Step Down (washingtonpost.com)
		Paige, who got to know Bush in the early 1970s when they worked together on a community development project in Houston, is regarded as one of the most loyal members of the Cabinet.
		For all the energy that Paige displayed in promoting the new law, many observers believed that real power over education policy lay in the White House, particularly with Spellings, who advised Bush on education issues when he was governor of Texas.
		Paige, who attended segregated schools in Mississippi as a child, won headlines for his blunt warnings about the dumbing down of public education and the "achievement gap" between whites and African Americans.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A46017-2004Nov12.html (867 words)

	State PIRGs' Higher Education Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paige went before the Senate Health, Education, Labor Pensions Committee today in a confirmation hearing for his nomination by President-Elect Bush.
		Paige's position on higher education issues has been relatively unknown, and today's confirmation hearing did little to reveal more of his policy on student aid issues.
		Paige received high marks from all of the Senators present and will almost certainly be quickly approved by the full Senate.
	www.pirg.org /highered/highered.asp?id2=7956 (365 words)

	January 24, 2001 Remarks by the President at Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Roderick Paige as Education Secretary
		My administration has no greater priority than education, and Dr. Paige and I share that urgency, and there's no greater champion of reform than the man I am about to witness be sworn in as the Secretary of Education.
		Paige answered those challenges with the spirit we must now bring to all our schools and all our districts in every state.
		As Dr. Paige takes his new assignment, Houston is now a city proud of its schools, and a city more hopeful for its children.
	www.ed.gov /PressReleases/01-2001/wh-0124.html (555 words)

	Online NewsHour: Rod Paige - January 10, 2001
		Paige's initiative to evaluate school administrators' performance based on their students' performance on statewide tests also drew fire.
		This morning on Capitol Hill, Roderick Paige was questioned on those and other issues as he began the confirmation process with a hearing before the Senate's Labor and Education Committee.
		ROD PAIGE: I do believe in parental choice, and I think that parental choice is a necessary condition to effective public education.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/politics/jan-june01/paige_01-10.html (1344 words)

	Forbes.com - Magazine Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paige is no stranger to controversy, which he generated last year when Houston made him the nation's highest-paid school chief, with a salary of $275,000.
		Paige implied that he would rethink Bush's "parental choice" plan, and Democrats seem reassured that Bush will back off on school vouchers.
		Since confirmation, Paige appears to have faded from view, as Bush domestic policy advisor Margaret LaMontagne seems to have taken the duty of setting education policy at the White House.
	www.forbes.com /2001/10/15/rpaige_print.html (192 words)

	The Blue Bus is calling us...: Controversy swirls around Roderick Paige (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		U.S. Education Secretary Roderick Paige has created quite a stir when he praised religious schools over public schools.
		Paige is in charge of overseeing 47 million students enrolled in the nation's public schools.
		Paige, church is for religion, school is not.
	www.bluebus.org /archives/000071.php (221 words)

	U.S. Secretary Rod Paige to Speak at Forum Dinner
		Paige was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 7th Secretary of Education on January 20, 2001, following the inauguration of President George W. Bush.
		Paige will deliver his remarks to more than 600 educators and policymakers from across the country who are attending The National Forum on Education Policy, July 18-21 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia.
		Paige has been active in ECS, 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.
	www.ecs.org /clearinghouse/27/23/2723.htm (472 words)

	The Heartland Institute - Bush Picks Paige for Education Secretary - by School Reform News Staff
		From 1990 to 1994, Paige served as an elected trustee for the district, and before coming to Houston, he was dean of the College of Education at Texas Southern University.
		School choice advocate J.C. Bowman, director of education policy for the Nashville-based Tennessee Institute for Public Policy, praised Paige as "a bridge from the business-as-usual mentality toward a more free-market approach favored by reformers," noting he was "solid academically" and would challenge the nation's public schools to improve.
		Although the National Education Association is opposed to vouchers and other school choice initiatives, NEA President Bob Chase viewed Paige's nomination as signaling "an important commitment to public schools" and a recognition of "the exceptional challenges" that face urban schools.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=10254 (624 words)

	The Heartland Institute - Right Man for the Job: an exclusive interview with Roderick Paige - by George A. Clowes
		Born in Monticello, Mississippi, Paige is the son of public school educators.
		Paige: To achieve our goal of a quality teacher in every classroom by 2006, we need to do two things: raise academic standards for new teachers, so they are prepared to teach our children to high levels; and remove the barriers that are keeping thousands of talented people out of the classroom.
		Paige: Choice is essential for authentic public school reform, and I’ll tell you why: Ours is a highly mobile, confident nation that has the greatest range of personal choices ever in the history of mankind.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=12233 (2078 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.
		Education Secretary Roderick Paige said there was nothing illegal in the contract with Armstrong Williams.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A7707-2005Jan13.html (534 words)

	Secretary of Education Honored for Contributions
		During the reception, Paige received a citation and a Howard sweatshirt and was extolled as a great ally to the University and all HBCUs.
		Paige also remarked that a reception was also held him at Howard when he was first named secretary four years ago, so he has been honored at both ends of his tenure.
		According to his biography on www.whitehouse.gov, Paige was born to two educators in segregated Monticello, [Miss.] in 1933.
	www.thehilltoponline.com /main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/833182.html (625 words)

	View from the Hill Online - Representative Jan Schakowsky, 9th District, Illinois - 2002 Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following his deeply troubling comments in Baptist Press proclaiming the importance of teaching Christian values in public schools, it is evident that Secretary Paige cannot be an unbiased advocate for all public school students.
		Secretary Paige’s views, however, are offensive because they reflect on how he will undertake his Constitutional responsibility: to provide the best educational opportunities for all students in the United States.
		Through his statements, Secretary Paige has shown that he cannot be relied upon to fulfill his responsibilities.
	www.house.gov /schakowsky/press2003/pr04_09_2003paige.html (348 words)

	Black Issues in Higher Education: Roderick Paige - Cover Story - Secretary of Education - Interview
		Roderick Paige - Cover Story - Secretary of Education - Interview
		Secretary Paige's appointment to the Bush Cabinet proved to be the most emblematic of the "compassionate conservatism" brand of politics practiced by President Bush.
		After a year on the job, Secretary Paige expressed confidence in the administration's ability to deliver on their pledge, which speaks directly to the issue of class and ethnic disparities in the educational performance of American children.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_2_19/ai_84429984 (1370 words)

	Letter to The Honorable Roderick R. Paige - December 15, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Letter to The Honorable Roderick R. Paige, Secretary of Education
		It has recently come to the attention of the National Council on Disability (NCD) that the Department of Education (DoED), effective October 1, 2003, determined that almost 200 television programs are "not appropriate" for captioning.
		The only information NCD automatically collects is the visitor's Internet domain and Internet Protocol address, the type of browser and operating system used to access the site, the file visited and the time spent in each file, and the time and date of the visit.
	www.ncd.gov /newsroom/correspondence/2003/paige_12-15-03.htm (444 words)

	Washington Transcript Service: RODERICK PAIGE RODERICK PAIGE IS SWORN IN AS U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		RODERICK PAIGE RODERICK PAIGE IS SWORN IN AS U.S. «Read the Full Article, get a FREE TRIAL for instant access» This is a premium article.
		ROD PAIGE SWORN IN AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION JANUARY 24, 2001 SPEAKERS: U.S. WATTS: Welcome to the swearing in ceremony for Dr. Roderick R.
		I got a bio on Secretary Paige several weeks back and noticed two things...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:40240576&refid=ip_almanac_hf (188 words)

	STATEMENT OF SENATOR PETE V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Secretary Paige comes from a family of educators.
		In Houston, Secretary Paige earned national renown for his successful institution of standards-based educational reforms and has received numerous esteemed awards for his accomplishments.
		Secretary Paige can now give the nation what he gave the people of Houston–a clear-headed, no-nonsense, non-partisan approach to ensuring that our children learn.
	senate.gov /comm/budget/general/republican/about/hearing2001/PVD38.htm (537 words)

	Morning Edition (NPR): Interview: Secretary of Education Roderick Paige discusses the Bush administration's plans for ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Interview: Secretary of Education Roderick Paige discusses the Bush administration's plans for the nation's schools
		The former Texas governor tapped Roderick Paige, Houston's superintendent of schools.
		Secretary RODERICK PAIGE (US Department of Education): Well, it gave me a more stern...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:44142784&refid=ip_almanac_hf (219 words)

	CATHOLIC LEAGUE for Religious and Civil Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The recent attacks on U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige have escalated.
		Here’s what Paige was asked: ‘Given the choice between private and Christian—or private and public universities, what do you think—who do you think has the best deal?’ To which Paige said, ‘That’s a judgment, too, that would vary because each of them have real strong points and some of them have some vulnerabilities.
		“For Cohen to twist this into saying Paige wants the Christian faith taught in the public schools is malicious.
	www.catholicleague.org /03press_releases/quarter2/030415_paige.htm (289 words)

	Roderick Paige
		Interview: Secretary of Education Roderick Paige discusses the Bush administration's plans for the nation's schools (Morning Edition (NPR))
		RODERICK PAIGE RODERICK PAIGE IS SWORN IN AS U.S. (Washington Transcript Service)
		Education observers ponder significance of Paige's appointment, tenure.(Roderick Paige, education secretary) (Black Issues in Higher Education)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0880284.html (257 words)

	4/9/2003 Press Release -- Letter to Secretary Paige from George Miller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I am writing to request that you clarify recent remarks which appeared in the "Baptist Press" on April 7, 2003.
		Many of the comments attributed to you in this article - “Rod Paige: America’s Education Evangelist” - are extremely troubling in light of your role as the “chief superintendent” for our nations public schools.
		While I naturally have the deepest respect for your personal religious faith and for the manner in which you bring the principles of that faith to your official duties, nevertheless several of the statements attributed to you in the "Baptist Press" are troubling in light of longstanding national policy on religion and public education.
	edworkforce.house.gov /democrats/rel4903c.html (330 words)

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		Washington - Twelve Members of Congress are releasing a letter to Secretary of Education Roderick Paige today, expressing disappointment in his recent comments expressing a belief that public schools, with their student bodies of various beliefs, are inferior to schools that teach expressly Christian values.
		The letter will be sent to Secretary Paige tomorrow.
		Secretary Paige, at a press conference yesterday, refused to apologize for the comments.
	www.house.gov /nadler/archive108/Paige_041003.htm (595 words)

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