Gov. Schwarzenegger appoints fifth (and final?) Ed. Sec.

02-25-2010

By Lesli Maxwell/Education Week

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (who I spotted last Sunday at a Washington Starbucks ordering a round of double espressos for himself and four of his staffers) announced today that he is tapping his Jacqueline-of-all-trades adviser, Bonnie Reiss, to be his new education secretary. Ms. Reiss, a Democrat who has known and advised Mr. Schwarzenegger for years, currently is with Pegasus Capital Advisors, a private equity firm, and serves as one of the governor's appointed regents on the University of California board, an unpaid, but highly coveted position. She will be the Republican governor's fifth education secretary since he was sworn into office in 2003. Given that Mr. Schwarzenegger is a short-timer (term limits prevent him from running again), and that the education secretary's $175,000-a-year position is a title with little authority, it's not clear whether Ms. Reiss will be able to make much of an imprint on education policy. (more...)

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