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Article: Career Education Corporation Names Leslie T. Thornton to Board of Directors; Former Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Adds Depth in Regulatory and Education Policy to Company's Board.
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- December 22, 2005
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced the appointment of Leslie T. Thornton, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, to its board of directors, effective immediately. Ms. Thornton, an attorney, brings significant expertise in the areas of educational, federal government, and regulatory affairs, and will be an independent director. Her appointment increases to 8 the directors on the company's board, 6 of whom are independent.
"Leslie's extensive work with the U.S. Department of Education and her founding of the Institute for Educational Equity and Opportunity and the Capitol Education ...