Secretary Paige meets with state education chiefs. (In Washington).

Secretary Paige meets with state education chiefs. (In Washington). In January January:see month. , U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be and seniorleaders of the Department of Education held a conference withapproximately 30 state education chiefs from across the country. Themeeting was held in Alexandria, Va., at historic Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, estate, United StatesMount Vernon,NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. Estate andGardens, the ancestral home The Ancestral Home (Dom Ojczysty) is a political party in Poland, founded after the elections. It is a splinter of the League of Polish Families and led by Piotr Krutul. of George Washington. A U.S. Department of Education news release described theconference as an opportunity for Paige and his staff to outline many ofthe elements of the new education reforms signed into law by PresidentBush just days earlier, and to hear comments and suggestions from thestate education chiefs. Paige called the meeting a substantive discussion, adding, "Wewant to be partners with the states and territories. Our success inleaving no child behind is dependent upon one another, and I lookforward to the conversations that will continue in the future." Paige also advised the group that Under Secretary of Education GeneHickok and Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary EducationSusan Neuman will be leading the department's efforts to implementthe No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 of 2001.