Hearing Offers Insight Into Education-Secretary Nominee's Priorities for Higher Education

By Kelly Field

Washington

Arne Duncan, Barack Obama's nominee to be secretary of education, pledged to work toward the president-elect’s goals of increasing the maximum Pell Grant and simplifying the process of applying for student aid during his confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

“I don’t know if you’ve looked at the Fafsa lately,” Mr. Duncan said, referring to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, “but you basically need a Ph.D. to figure that thing out."

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Hearing Offers Insight Into Priorities of Nominee for Education Secretary - January 23, 2009
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