Via U.S. News & World Report here’s my take on five takeaways on the Department of Education leadership transition:

The education world reacted with surprise to this afternoon’s announcement that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is stepping down, and former New York education commissioner and current acting Deputy Secretary John King Jr. is stepping into the role at the end of the year. As with any political transition, there’s plenty of spin and speculation, but here are few things we can know for sure…

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