Margaret Spellings

Read our coverage of the eighth U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 2005 to 2009

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President George W. Bush, left, participates in the swearing-in ceremony for the Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, center, at the U.S. Dept. of Education on Jan. 31, 2005 in Washington. On the far right holding a bible is her husband Robert Spellings.
Margaret Spellings, Eighth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Margaret Spellings's tenure as the eighth U.S. Secretary of Education.
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Federal Spellings Has 'Great Expectations' for Future of NCLB
As part of NCLB's 7th anniversary celebration, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has released a long document entitled "Great Expectations."
David J. Hoff, January 8, 2009
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U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings makes remarks during the 38th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on May 7, 2008 at the State Department in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings makes remarks during the 38th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on May 7, 2008 at the State Department in Washington, D.C.
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Federal Spellings' Worldview: There's No Going Back on K-12 Accountability
The secretary of education works on global education issues, but efforts to help schools comply with the No Child Left Behind Act will be her legacy.
Alyson Klein, December 8, 2008
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Federal Opinion Secretary Spellings' Unintended Legacy
Future leaders might look to the precedent established by Secretary Spellings to fashion a strategy that NCLB critics would embrace, thereby robbing her and President Bush of the education legacy they sought to leave behind, says Eugene W. Hickok.
Eugene W. Hickok, December 8, 2008
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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will have her official portrait hang at the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building alongside paintings of all seven past education secretaries.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will have her official portrait hang at the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building alongside paintings of all seven past education secretaries.
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Federal Federal File Portraits of Power: Spellings to Join a Historic Gallery
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has at least one item left on her to-do list: Attend the unveiling of her official portrait at the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building.
Alyson Klein, December 1, 2008
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Federal Federal File Spellings Promotes World Education
As Washington was bracing for Election Day, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings traveled to Oman and the United Arab Emirates to talk about the importance of ensuring that all the world’s students have access to a high-quality education.
Alyson Klein, November 10, 2008
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Education Tune in to Hear Spellings Announce New NCLB Rules
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will announce the new NCLB rules at noon tomorrow in Columbia, S.C. You won't have to be there to hear what she has to say.
October 27, 2008
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Federal Federal File Spellings Highlights Performance Pay
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, known for her laser-like focus on the issues of student assessment and school accountability, turned her attention to performance pay at an Oct. 8 forum.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 13, 2008
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Federal Video: Margaret Spellings
Education Week reporter Alyson Klein spoke to the U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about why she supports Sen. John McCain.
Education Week Staff, September 3, 2008
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Reading & Literacy Spellings: Could 'Reading First' Make Her a Millionaire?
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings loves Reading First. She says educators do, too. Here's what she told Greg Toppo of USA Today: "If I had a nickel for every person who said, 'Thank God for Reading First,' I'd be a millionaire."
July 3, 2008
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Education Spellings Picks Six States for Differentiated Accountability
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced that six states won her approval to participate in the differentiated accountability pilot project. The lucky states are Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio. Here's the department's press release.
July 1, 2008
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Federal Federal File First Lady, Spellings Try Their Hands in the Classroom
First lady Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited a class as part of recognizing the Teach For America program.
Mary C. Breaden, April 22, 2008
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Education Spellings' Next Move: Graduation Rates
First growth models, then differentiated accountability. It appears as if Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' next target is graduation rates.
March 31, 2008
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Education Spellings Creates Pilot Project to Differentiate Consequences
Ten states will get the opportunity to restructure their intervention in schools that aren't making AYP under the "differentiated accountability" proposal Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced this morning in St. Paul, Minn.
March 18, 2008
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Education Spellings Looks for Ways to Differentiate Consequences
At the Council of the Great City Schools meeting in Washington this morning, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, right, said she plans to "make this law work as well as possible."
March 17, 2008
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