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Summary: Dan French took over the job of Vermont's Secretary of Education just last week, but he's no stranger to the state's schools: he's taught in the Northeast Kingdom and worked as a superintendent in Southern Vermont for nearly a decade. We're talking with the state's new education secretary about merging districts, shrinking enrollment and his vision for Vermont’s schools.