Deputy and assistant secretaries matter too

David Brooks has been weighing in on the education secretary debate for a few weeks now. Today's??latest installment, however, I think was his best.

LDH: muse or monster of education reform?

Well, Mike ain't gonna be getting a Christmas card from Linda this year.

The Democratic Party's schism is now official

With both David Brooks of the New York Times and

Re: Deputy and assistant secretaries matter too

Staff assistants matter too

Here at Fordham, the staff assistant is the glue that holds the place together.

Maybe it's Mabus

Ray Mabus has picked up quite a head of steam over the past week or so, putting him fairly high up on the rungs of the ladder in our latest education secretary poll. But, some are certain it's Sebelius, who has risen to the number two spot, knocking Klein out of his armchair.

Surprise in store?

All of the votes aren't in yet for today's pick-the-next-education-secretary-daily-tracking-poll, but two new names have surfaced.