Duncan’s Education Policy Has An Unlikely Supporter: Singer Neko Case

As a fan of singer Neko Case, I was already disappointed that I didn’t act in time to get tickets to her two sold-out concerts in Washington, D.C., this week. But now I’m even more bummed. The New Republic reports that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan attended and introduced Case at last night’s performance. Apparently, Case is a friend of Tim Tuten, who, in addition to owning a popular Chicago music venue also oversaw communications for the Chicago Public Schools and has followed Duncan to Washington. Case reportedly also made positive remarks about the Obama administration’s education policies.

This is not really relevant to early education, but nevertheless pretty awesome.

Now: Would it be too much to hope for a Neko Case cameo on Sesame Street? Perhaps a quick glance at last year’s Feist appearance can make the case for how cool that would be.