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Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92
Rod Paige led major education reforms including No Child Left Behind and Houston ISD changes, earning three clean federal audits, officials said.
- Rod Paige, the first Black person to serve as U.S. secretary of education, died at age 92.
- Paige devoted his life to improving education opportunities for young people in America.
- Former President George W. Bush said Paige challenged 'the soft bigotry of low expectations' and pushed for reforms in the Department of Education.
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Rod Paige, former education secretary and architect of No Child Left Behind policy, dies at 92
Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday.Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not provide further details. Paige was 92.Under Paige’s leadership, the Department of Education implemented No Child Lef…
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