After two years of campaigning and endless punditry and prognosticating, we finally know that Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. So now we need something else to talk about. Here it is: who will be the next Secretary of Education? Does fellow Chicagoan Arne Duncan have the inside lane? Will former North Carolina governor Jim Hunt be the go-to grown-up? Could New Leaders for New Schools founder Jon Schnur bring reformers into power? Or is there a surprise candidate lurking in the heartland?
Cast your vote by 6:00 p.m. Friday and enter to win an autographed copy of Checker Finn's Troublemaker! Just email us your best guess to [email protected]. If multiple people pick the eventual nominee, books will go to the first three entrants. So vote today! Winners will be announced as soon as the nomination is made.