Surely you already know that Bethany Little was the uber-insider that first put big odds on Arne Duncan getting the spot as U.S. Secretary of Education. But we also asked you, our readers, to tell us who you thought would be the pick, and two of you got it right: Steve Glazerman, a senior researcher at Mathematica Policy Research (who surely ran a randomized field trial in order to come up with his prediction); and Gregory McGinity, The Broad Foundation's senior director of policy (himself a onetime Washington insider before returning to California).
For their perspicacity, Glazerman and McGinity will get a special gift from Santa this year: signed copies of Checker Finn's latest book, Troublemaker (which makes a great stocking stuffer for any dedicated education wonk).
I am particularly pleased for McGinity (and not because Broad helps to support Fordham's work), but because, let's face it, his Ed in '08 campaign had more than a little trouble this year. So here's a toast to Gregory for ending the year on a high note!
