Margaret Spellings

The Romney Education Plan: Replacing Federal Overreach on Accountability With Federal Overreach on School Choice

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, Margaret Spellings, Education News

Today, there's not a single Republican in the House of Representatives willing to defend federal accountability mandates. The GOP conversation has shifted to transparency. What a difference a decade makes.

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Entrepreneurship Education Is Key to U.S. Economic Growth

Jack E. Kosakowski | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Junior Achievement, Jobs, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Margaret Spellings, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Economy, Education News

When I talk to students, I am struck by their keen insight into important issues currently affecting our economy, such as small business growth and job creation.

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We Aren't Serious About Improving Education

Margaret Spellings | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Testing Standards, Secretary of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Margaret Spellings, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Education News

We cannot allow our policymakers to hear from those who would seek to protect the non-believers. They need to hear from all of you who believe our kids and their future is worth the investment.

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Former Ed Sec Margaret Spellings: It's Not 'Us Versus Them" In Teacher Reform

Margaret Spellings | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Teacher Reform, Teacher Evaluations, Education Reform, Secretary of Education, Teacher Compensation, Teacher Effectiveness, Margaret Spellings, Education News

I'll say it again -- this can't be "us" versus "them." The most important "them" in education reform is the students, and it must be all of us for all of them.

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Margaret Spellings, Former U.S. Secretary of Education, on Education Policy and Reform

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Public Education, Education Policy, No Child Left Behind, Margaret Spellings, Education News

On Monday, Obama called on Congress to revamp the "No Child Left Behind" education law by the time students start a new school year in September. Spellings and I discussed the way forward for U.S. education policy and reform efforts.

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Coming Together on Education Reform is Hard but Necessary Work

Margaret Spellings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Child Left Behind Act, Education, Education Reform, Margaret Spellings, Education News

It turns out that, sometimes, what's most important is that we do the hard work of overcoming our differences, have a civil conversation, and put the future of our kids and our country first.

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Margaret Spellings, Arne Duncan -- What's the Difference?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arne Duncan, Midterm Elections, Education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Diane Ravitch, George W. Bush, Margaret Spellings, Teachers, Democratic Party, Public Education, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, No Child Left Behind, Politics News

Nobody in power seems to be listening to what teachers have to say about how best to improve public education. If we have to wait twenty years for Arne Duncan to see the light, it will be too late.

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Alberto Gonzales To Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner

The Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alberto Gonzales Unemployed, Alberto Gonzales Correspondents Dinner, White House Correspondents' Dinner, White House Correspondents Dinner, Alberto Gonzales, Rick-Dunham, Margaret Spellings, Politics News

Guess who's coming to dinner? Well, the man who may be the biggest surprise guest at this weekend's White House Correspondents' Association dinner isn...

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Bush's Magical Mystery Tour

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

To the bitter end, George W. Bush is proving to anybody willing to listen that he is not only the worst president in United States history but also just a horrible human being.

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Arne Duncan Touted For Top Education Job By Current Secretary

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Mayor Daley, Margaret Spellings, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Education Secretary, Richard Daley, Education Secretary, Chicago News

Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan is a "visionary" school leader who would make a "great choice" as the new U.S. Education Secretary, incumbent Secretar...

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