Rod Paige
Politician
1933 –
Who is Rod Paige?
Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, moved from classroom teacher to college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the nation's education chief.
Paige was sitting with George W. Bush at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, when Bush received the news that a second plane had hit the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
On November 15, 2004, Paige announced his resignation after overseeing the President's education agenda for four years. White House domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings was nominated as his successor. The U.S. Senate confirmed her on January 20, 2005 after Bush's inauguration for a second term.
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- Born
- Jun 17, 1933
Monticello - Also known as
- Roderick R Paige
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Jackson State University
- Indiana University Bloomington
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on July 23, 2013
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