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Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary
Source: Associated Press
Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary
By JENNIFER C. KERR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Mar 9, 2016, 12:32 PM ET
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of John B. King Jr. to be education secretary.
The 16-6 vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee sent the nomination of the acting secretary to the full Senate.
If confirmed, King would oversee the department as it puts in place a bipartisan education law passed by Congress and signed by Obama in December. The measure revamps the widely criticized No Child Left Behind Act and substantially limits the federal government's role in public schools.
King, who began his education career as a high school social studies teacher, was tapped by Obama late last year to succeed longtime Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who stepped down in December.
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By JENNIFER C. KERR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Mar 9, 2016, 12:32 PM ET
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of John B. King Jr. to be education secretary.
The 16-6 vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee sent the nomination of the acting secretary to the full Senate.
If confirmed, King would oversee the department as it puts in place a bipartisan education law passed by Congress and signed by Obama in December. The measure revamps the widely criticized No Child Left Behind Act and substantially limits the federal government's role in public schools.
King, who began his education career as a high school social studies teacher, was tapped by Obama late last year to succeed longtime Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who stepped down in December.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-committee-votes-approve-education-secretary-37520546