The U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today named Morgan Brown as Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. The Assistant Deputy Secretary coordinates the implementation of the public school choice and supplemental services provisions of the president's No Child Left Behind Act. The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) oversees the administration of approximately 28 grant programs. The office supports education innovation, and helps to make strategic investments in promising educational practices. It provides leadership for efforts in the areas of parental options, information and rights.

"Morgan brings invaluable experience in innovation and school choice and a tireless pursuit of excellence to our team," said Secretary Spellings. "His years in Minnesota will bring fresh ideas to bear on bringing every child in America to achieve at grade level by 2014."

Morgan Brown joins the Department from the Minnesota Department of Education, where he served as Director of the Division of School Choice and Innovation since 2003. There, Mr. Brown oversaw the administration of 25 programs in the area of school choice, non-public school options, voluntary integration, American Indian Education, supplemental education services, and post-secondary scholarships. Prior to his work at the Minnesota Department of Education, Brown was a Senior Fellow for Education Policy for the Center of the American Experiment. Mr. Brown has also served as the Director of the Minnesota Education League and Director of the Partnership for Choice in Education.

Morgan Brown earned his B.A. from Carleton College before becoming a Publius Fellow in Political Journalism at the Claremont Institute. Mr. Brown was also a Policy Forum Fellow at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

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