Rendell nominates new education secretary

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell is nominating a veteran of the state Education Department to be next state education secretary.
Rendell announced the nomination of 52-year-old Thomas Gluck on Monday.
Gluck has served as the No. 2 administrator in the department for the past five years. He will succeed his boss, Gerald Zahorchak, who is taking a new job as superintendent of the Allentown School District.
Gluck worked at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, the State System of Higher Education and the state Senate before joining the Education Department.
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association praised the nomination, which must be confirmed by the Senate.