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Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who frequently clashed with Duncan as chairman of the Senate’s education panel. And now he’s stepping down – well, he will in December. “We can only hope that King has learned a thing or two since his tenure in New York”.

The man who will succeed Education Secretary Arne Duncan has both an inspirational personal story and a record of controversy in what’s become a national debate over the Common Core learning standards.

The president described him as the “right man to lead the department”.