Issues

January 18, 2006

Education Week, Vol. 25, Issue 19
With media surrounding her, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, left, sits on the floor with students at Guilford Elementary School in Columbia, Md., last month.
With media surrounding her, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, left, sits on the floor with students at Guilford Elementary School in Columbia, Md., last month.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
Federal Yearly Progress
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has, over the past year, tackled unrest over NCLB, the hurricanes' impact on schools, and Buster.
Michelle R. Davis, January 17, 2006
10 min read
The McDonogh 15 Creative Arts School, a pre-K-6 school in New Orleans' French Quarter, suffered wind damage during Hurricane Katrina and is still closed. But other schools have opened.
The McDonogh 15 Creative Arts School, a pre-K-6 school in New Orleans' French Quarter, suffered wind damage during Hurricane Katrina and is still closed. But other schools have opened.
Jessica L. Tonn/Education Week
School Choice & Charters New Orleans Charter Network Gets Under Way
As students have returned, they’ve found their old school far from the way they left it before Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the city.
Jessica L. Tonn, January 17, 2006
7 min read