He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George ...

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A bipartisan group of former ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal ...

Under Rod Paige's leadership, the Department of Education implemented the No Child Left Behind policy that in 2002 became ...

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During his time in the Texas Senate, the moderate Republican tackled major issues such as school finance and ethics reform.

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Sunday marked the 84th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing – a shocking attack that drew the U.S. into World War II and ...