From our intern Charlotte Underwood:
Looks like our earlier post on Denver schools superintendent Michael Bennet had some impact on today's pick-the-next-education-secretary vote. Though Arne Duncan still leads our poll, the Illinois governor's troubles may have sullied the Windy City, hurting Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan's chances of becoming the next education secretary. President-elect Obama is distancing himself from the Gov. Rod Blagojevich controversy, so maybe he will keep it no-drama-Obama and look to Bennet after all. ??Yesterday's boy-wonder Graham Spanier is still quite popular, as is Linda Darling-Hammond.
The newest addition to our Board? Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year and current CEO of Be The Change inc. A different kind of pick, but Obama did run for president with a community organizer background, so it could make sense.
Where is our money? Still on Duncan...
It's week FIVE, day three. Mr. Obama, if you are listening--we don't know how much longer we can hold out!
