Freakonomics' Levitt approves... so should I not worry as much?

So just when I was getting a bit critical of Obama's choice for NSC [Robert Gates (boo), and Hillary Clinton, James Jones], maybe his choice for Education is hopeful...?


Obama just announced his appointment for Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. [check this link out, interesting read on 'reformists' and 'traditionalists.'

I must research more on this feller.... But at least he has experience in the third largest school district in the nation. Not sure if that is necessarily a good thing, but coming from LAUSD, it's good to know that he is aware of the problems that plague big inner-city school districts.

In addition, as a fond reader of Freakonomics, I hope that Duncan remains critically conscious (culturally, socio-politically) when making major education 'reforms' and policies in the upcoming years.