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Rod Paige, a former Houston ISD superintendent and U.S. Secretary of Education, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92.

Paige was the first Black Secretary of Education, as well as the first school superintendent to serve in the role. He was appointed at the start of George W. Bush's first administration in 2001.

He was born on June 17, 1933, in segregated Monticello, Mississippi. Paige earned his bachelor's degree from Jackson State University and his master's and doctorate from Indiana University. Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.

Paige served as the dean of the College of Education at Texas Southern University until 1994. He was sworn in as a trustee and officer of the H

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