Might higher ed be a bigger focus in a Clinton presidency - Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

Education Week examines the possibilities of a groundbreaking presidential appointment in the U.S. Department of Education under a Hillary Clinton administration: a secretary picked from the higher education sector. Some observers believe that a postsecondary appointment would yield far less political backlash than one from K-12, which gets confusing on issues like charter schools and mandatory student assessments. Several current college presidents, including Arizona State University's Michael Crow and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County's Freeman Hrabowski, are on a short wish list of appointees. http://www.educationdive.com/news/might-higher-ed-be-a-bigger-focus-in-a-clinton-presidency/428885/