Historical FigureMale
Roderick Paige
1933 – 2025
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRoderick Raynor Paige Sr. was an American academic and politician who served as the 7th United States secretary of education from 2001 to 2005 during the George W. Bush administration. He was the first African American to serve as the secretary of education. His tenure as education secretary was noted for his involvement in the creation and passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 17, 1933
Monticello
Date of death
December 9, 2025
Houston
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
politician
Awards & honours
Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education
- Field and occupation
- politik, Spojené štáty americké
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