RI woman confirmed as assistant secretary of education
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Get the 7 to 7 on your mobile at www.projo.com. Twitter: projo | RSS | Email alerts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate has confirmed President Obama's nomination of Rhode Islander Brenda Dann-Messier to be an assistant secretary of education. The action Monday night paves the way for Dann-Messier to be sworn in as the federal Education Department's assistant secretary for vocational and adult education. 
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Dann-Messier, the president of Dorcas Place, an adult-education center in Providence, Dann-Messier served in the federal Department of Education during the Clinton administration. She has also worked at the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University, the Rhode Island Educational Opportunity Center and the Community College of Rhode Island. Dann-Messier sits on the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Rhode Island College and a graduate degree in educational leadership from Johnson & Wales University. 
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I cannot think of a better choice. Dann-Messier is the kindest, most decent human being; and has always had her students, staff and organizations interest at heart. Congratulations Brenda!
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In the bad old days when the US was educationally competitive worldwide, the federal Dept. of Education did not exist. Then Jimmy Carter needed the endorsement and sing-holders from the NEA, so he made a promise. Once elected, we got a US Dept. of Education. 5000 Dept of Ed employees later, the US now trails virtually every other developed nation in educational achievement. Congrats on the new gig, Ms. Messier. And welcome to what a former Education Secretary termed The Blob.
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Brenda is a thoughtful, inspirational leader in adult education and this is a tribute to her work. Well-deserved, and she will represent us well.
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@ John Stark: because the Department of Health, Education and Welfare had NOTHING to do with education. But excellent job of making a partisan point in the comments of an article about a wonderful and deserving woman getting well-deserved recognition.
Brenda is an incredible leader and has the opportunity to make a tremendous impact in the world of adult education. I wish her the best of luck.
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Another addition to an already burgeoning yet useless Education Bureaucracy. I'm ashamed to be called a Foster/Glocester School Committee member. We are consistantly cheating our kids and our nation with this fraud.
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