{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Grafton","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org","author_name":"Jeremy Ulderich, Director of Education Consultation and Development","author_url":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/author\/jeremyulderich\/","title":"Anxiously Watching the Reform of the U.S. Education System - Grafton","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"y0gztPPBDH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/anxiously-watching-the-reform-of-the-u-s-education-system\/\">Anxiously Watching the Reform of the U.S. Education System<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/anxiously-watching-the-reform-of-the-u-s-education-system\/embed\/#?secret=y0gztPPBDH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Anxiously Watching the Reform of the U.S. Education System&#8221; &#8212; Grafton\" data-secret=\"y0gztPPBDH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Now I\u2019m anxious, and no, it is not due to the mere 70-something days of shopping until Christmas.   No, instead there is another December event that is sparking increased blood pressure. As announced Friday, October 2nd, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will step down from his post at the end of 2015. Duncan has served in this capacity since January 2009 in a position that was not without significant criticism. Many pundits flamed his Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion competitive grant program that set the stage for the Common Core State Standards. In the spirit of football season, President Obama punted the succession process, naming John King, Jr. the acting Secretary of Education- in so doing he avoided a nomination struggle with the Senate.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Berryville-300x200.jpg"}