Simon Gets Federal Education Post
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Arkansas Education Department Director Ray
Simon is being tapped for a post at the federal Education
Department.
President Bush has nominated Simon to be assistant secretary for
elementary and secondary education at the U-S Department of
Education. The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
Simon has been director of the state Education Department since
1997.
Simon says he is honored by the opportunity and looks forward to
serving school children throughout the country as well as in
Arkansas.
If confirmed, Simon would likely leave before the state finishes
making education reforms ordered by the state Supreme Court. Simon
says if he does leave before that process is over, he will continue
to do whatever he can to keep it moving toward a successful
conclusion.
Governor Huckabee said during the summer that a departure by
Simon would be hard to deal with.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
