David A. Longanecker announced last month that he would step down as the U.S. Education Department’s chief policy maker on college issues to become executive director of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
The commission, also known as WICHE, is based in Boulder, Colo., and provides data and policy analysis for governors, legislators, and educators in 15 Western states. Its current leader, Richard W. Jonsen, will retire in June.
In an interview, Mr. Longanecker, the Assistant Secretary for postsecondary education, said that his decision to leave the department was “bittersweet,” but described his move as “a chance to go home.”
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