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Rod Paige, nation's first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92

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Rod Paige, the first African American to serve as U.S. secretary of education, has died at 92.

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Rod Paige, former U.S. education secretary also known for the “Houston Miracle,” dies at 92

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The former Houston ISD superintendent was the first Black person to lead the Department of Education and helped launch the No Child Left Behind Act.

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Rod Paige, former US Education Secretary, Houston ISD superintendent, dies

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirms former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. Education Secretary, Rod Paige, has died.