John King and Alan Osterweil - StoryCorps

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In a 2011 conversation recorded in New York City, John King talks to Alan Osterweil, John's elementary school teacher at PS 276 in Brooklyn. Together, the recall the sudden death of John's mother when John was in Alan’s 4th grade class. On January 1, 2016, John King becomes U.S Secretary of Education, succeeding Arne Duncan.

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In a 2011 conversation recorded in New York City, John King talks to Alan Osterweil, John's elementary school teacher at PS 276 in Brooklyn. Together, the recall the sudden death of John's mother when John was in Alan’s 4th grade class. On January...

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