Obama Plans to Choose Arne Duncan as Education Secretary

Arne Duncan

Rumors has it that President-elect Barack Hussien Obama is planning to put Arne Duncan as nation’s education secretary.

It is said Obama choose Duncan to help him fix the educational system in the U.S. 44-year-old Arne Duncan is known for running the 3rd biggest school district in the United States.

Obama has known Duncan since the 90’s, when he and Duncan played pickup basket ball in Harvard.

George Miller from Education & Labor Committee said that Duncan is very good choice to reform nation’s school educational system. He also added that Duncan is very experienced in his field and he’s very open on new ideas to improve education.

Some people think that the choice of Arne Duncan somehow answered doubts on those who wondered whether Illonois Governor Rod Blagojevich might reduce the chances of a cabinet contender from Illinois.