April 7, 2009
Glenn Cummings to join Obama
By The Mainebiz News Staff
Glenn Cummings, former Maine House Speaker and Portland District 115 rep, will join the Obama administration as a deputy secretary in the Department of Education.
He will work toward increasing college access and career development for traditional and nontraditional students, according to the Associated Press.
Cummings was House chairman of the Legislature's Education Committee before serving as speaker during the 2007-08 session. He sponsored legislation that requires all Maine high school students to apply for college and is dean of institutional advancement for Southern Maine Community College.
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