Obama taps South Bay community college chief
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Williams H...5500 days ago
President Obama has nominated Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in Santa Clara County, as undersecretary of education.
If confirmed, Kanter would oversee the nation's postsecondary education policy, as well as federal student aid, adult education and vocational education.
She would become the first community college chancellor to take on that top job, and her nomination suggests a new recognition of the role of two-year schools in educating millions....