Education Department Changes Hold Music To "Schoolhouse Rock."

ABC News (4/30, Bruce) reported, "The Education Department is rocking the hold line -- entertaining and educating callers one call at a time." It replaced its hold music with "the tunes of 'Schoolhouse Rock'." Deputy Chief of Staff Matthew Yale said, "We're doing everything we can to enhance the culture of the Department of Education, it needs to be a place of innovation and where we're constantly reminded of our work for students." Other "measures it has taken to liven the spirit of the agency and make it more inclusive" includes "a reading series last summer that invited local students to the department to hear stories read by government officials." In "The Answer Sheet" blog of the Washington Post (5/2), Valarie Strauss also covers this story.