Obama Faces Wide Pool of Possible Picks for Postsecondary Posts

When Barack Obama named Chicago's public-school chief, Arne Duncan, as his pick for secretary of education, the higher-education rumor mill moved on to its next target: the president-elect’s choices for the top postsecondary posts in the Education Department.

Mr. Obama has two key higher-education jobs to fill: under secretary of education, who is responsible for overseeing all policies, programs, and activities related to postsecondary education, vocational and adult

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