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Though education played a sizable role in President Barack Obama's third State of the Union address Tuesday evening -- even proving to be the speech's most-trafficked topic on Twitter -- teachers, union officials and experts are still making sense of wha
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On the celebration today of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 83rd birthday, I have to wonder what King would have made of all the time, attention and discussion accorded two poorly phrased math questions in a Gwinnett County third-grade math class.
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings listens during the 2011 Governors Summit of U.S. Chamber of Commerce June 20, 2011 in Washington, DC. The summit was to focus on policies that help states to attract businesses and... View Photo »
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Do not exempt some states by giving them permission slips or hall passes. We have to believe that all our students can learn, each one of them.
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RIYADH: The Riyadh Schools, a group of schools of high standard in the Kingdom, has embarked on a project aimed at heralding an era of educational excellence in the Kingdom. Defense Minister Prince Salman, honorary president of the Riyadh Schools, met wi
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Ten years ago this week, Pres. George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law, marking a new era for elementary and secondary education in the United States. On this anniversary, it’s important to check in, assess where we are, and chart whe
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Over 20 Prominent Advocacy Leaders to Address the Hispanic Leadership Network's "Inspiring Action" Conference in Miami
Street InsiderFormer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to join gathering of Hispanics WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), a center-right advocacy action group, today announced the agenda for its "Inspiring Actio
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: (L-R) Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker, Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper, former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell, Governor of Delaware Jack... View Photo »
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Margaret Spellings in drag
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For all its admirable intentions and the measurable gains it has produced, a decade after George W. Bush’s signature education overhaul became law, the consensus among policymakers and educators is grim: The good that’s come of No Child Left Behind no lo
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Students assigned to high-VA teachers are more likely to attend college, attend higher- ranked colleges, earn higher salaries, live in higher SES neighborhoods, and save more for retirement. They are also less likely to have children as teenagers. Teache
About Margaret Spellings
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Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar on November 30, 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 authors of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act that aimed at reforming primary and... Full Article
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: (L-R) Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker, Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper, former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell, Governor of Delaware Jack Markell, Governor of Florida Rick...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: (L-R) Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker, Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad, Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper, former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell, Governor of Delaware Jack Markell, Governor of Florida Rick...
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