Joanne Weiss

Chief of Staff, US Secretary of Education

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Chief of Staff to US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; former Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Director of the Race to the Top Fund (2009)

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On Monday, 18 states and the District of Colombia were named finalists in Round Two of the Obama Administration's " Race to the Top " in education.

Is 'Race to the Top' Producing Education Reform?

On Monday, 18 states and the District of Colombia were named finalists in Round Two of the Obama Administration's " Race to the Top " in education.

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