U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has inserted himself into Louisiana’s debate over its next state superintendent. At least two Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members say they have received calls from Duncan about John White, the newly hired leader of the Recovery School District who is Gov. Bobby Jindal’s choice to be interim state superintendent. BESE member Linda Johnson says Duncan didn’t directly ask her to support White, but praised White’s background and experience. Board member Louella Givens also says she received a message from Duncan wanting to talk about White. Johnson and Givens, along with others, oppose hiring White as interim superintendent. It takes eight votes on the 11-member board to hire a superintendent.
U.S. education chief weighs in on state superintendent search
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