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Manning to replace Stroup as assistant secretary for postsecondary education

The Department of Education (ED) announced on Thursday that James Manning will become acting assistant secretary for postsecondary education.

President Bush named Manning, the chief of staff at Federal Student Aid, to replace at least temporarily Sally L. Stroup, who left her position last month to become deputy staff director of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

While Manning was chief of staff at FSA, ED was successful in obtaining its first clean review from outside financial auditors. Manning also served as ED's acting assistant secretary for civil rights from December 2004 to December 2005 while he was chief of staff. Prior to that, Manning served as chief of staff to the deputy education secretary.

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