Replacing DeVos: Contenders Surface for Biden's Education Secretary Pick

Education Week: President-elect Joe Biden's victory means big changes for education policy and politics, including a new leader for the U.S. Department of Education. So who could be in the running to take the reins after four years of controversy under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos?

One name that's apparently off the table: Linda Darling-Hammond. She leads the California board of education and the Learning Policy Institute and has often mentioned as a possible Democratic education secretary. She has ruled out taking the job, the California education news outlet EdSource reported Sunday.

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