Margaret Spellings
Politician and Cabinet Member
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Clemson looks for ways to help students can earn degrees faster...and chairman of The Learning Alliance at the University of Pennsylvania, who served on former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education, believes three years 90 credit hours as opposed to 120... In this article: Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Claflin University, and Lamar Alexander |
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St. Petersburg Times | November 04, 2009
Behind the Gates money, a new ed reform strategy
...unvarnished terms. Speaking to a crowd filled with luminaries from the ed policy world -- including then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the man who would soon fill her shoes, Arne Duncan -- Phillips said that many teachers...
In this article: Bill Gates, Rigor, Arne Duncan, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, and Tom Marshall
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
Bye-bye Arne: Why we don't need an education secretary
...the last few decades. The ones I have known best include, in alphabetical order: Bill Bennett, Rod Paige, Dick Riley and Margaret Spellings--all fine people who care about kids and understand the issues. But I wish all of them had not...
In this article: Arne Duncan, Chicago, George W. Bush, Rod Paige, White House, and Washington
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USA Today | October 22, 2009
Outspoken public schools advocate Bracey dies at 69
...him the most fans and the most enemies. It took no prisoners and pulled no punches. In 2006, after then-Education Secretary Margaret Spellings compared the No Child Left Behind education reform law to Ivory Soap, saying it was "99.9% pure -...
In this article: Barack Obama, No Child Left Behind, The Huffington Post, Washington, U.S., and Phi Delta Kappan
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Yahoo! News | October 17, 2009
Teachers' unions uneasy with Obama (Politico)
...the loss of Ted Kennedy, which is not to disparage anyone. But he was hugely influential and productive. He was a giant," said Margaret Spellings, Bush's education secretary. She recalled how the Massachusetts senator Kennedy helped Bush win...
In this article: Barack Obama, NCLB, George W. Bush, Arne Duncan, George Miller, Ted Kennedy, and Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Matthew Yglesias - The Atlantic | October 14, 2009
Petraeus' Indifference Problem
...the most important issue as think Iraq and Afghanistan is: As it happens, former Bush administration Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is, like David Petraeus, an example of a Bush administration official who you can find Democrats...
In this article: David Petraeus, Wesley Clark, Bromide, GOP, Colin Powell, and Afghanistan
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CNN | October 13, 2009
Big business blitz: It's all about jobs
...including Brian Gunderson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. * : Time reflects local markets trading time. † - Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for...
In this article: AAPL, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Cnnmoney.com, PCG, Washington, and Change to Win
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washingtonpost.com | September 30, 2009
Students, Parents, Teachers Rally to Save D.C. School Voucher Program
..."School Choice Now" and "Save Our Scholarship." "We're still here, and we're not going away!" said former education secretary Margaret Spellings, who spoke in front of the crowd along with House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio),...
In this article: Washington, D.C., Archbishop Carroll High School, and Sidwell Friends School
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ABC News | September 30, 2009
Bipartisan Supporters Call on Congress to Reauthorize D.C. Voucher Program
...'We're going to put kids first,' but when it comes time to walk the walk, they aren't doing it," former Bush Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said today. Do you have more information about this topic? If so, please click here to contact...
In this article: Washington, D.C., Department of Education, U.S. Supreme Court, and Barack Obama
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Centre Daily Times | September 29, 2009
2,000 Families to Rally for D.C. School Choice at “Save School Choice” Rally on Wednesday, September 30th, 11:30 AM
...AM Invited and/or Confirmed Guests Include Sen. Joseph Lieberman, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Councilman Marion Barry WASHINGTON - In an effort to protect and strengthen education...
In this article: Washington, D.C., John Boehner, Marion Barry, Joseph I. Lieberman, U.S., Kevin P. Chavous, Sidwell Friends School, and House of Representatives
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washingtonpost.com | August 11, 2009
Former Attorney General Makes the Mistake of Talking
...up some of the old Texas gang, including Gonzales, former White House political adviser Karl Rove, then-Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and former White House adviser and undersecretary of state Karen Hughes for a day touring...
In this article: George W. Bush, Attorney General, Kent Hance, U.S. attorneys, New York Times Magazine, White House, Texas, and E mail
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Margaret Spellings (* Michigan, 1957 - ) was the Secretary of Education under the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and was previously Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to President Bush.
She was one of the principal proponents of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act that aimed at reforming primary and secondary education. In 2005, she convened a Commission on the Future of Higher Education to recommend reform at the post-secondary level. .
- Birth Date:
- December 30, 1957
- Birthplace:
- Michigan, United States
- Spouse:
- Robert Spellings
- University Attended:
- University of Houston
- Political party:
- Republican
- Title:
- United States Secretary of Education
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