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Connecticut's NCLB Lawsuit Is Dismissed
By Eddy Ramírez -
On Education
- April 29, 2008
With her free time, Secretary Spellings may start a Facebook page.
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U.S. Aims to Tackle Inflated Graduation Rates
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- April 2, 2008
Initiative comes as a private report shows staggering dropout figures in many big cities.
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Chief Teacher's Jeopardy! Lesson
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- March 13, 2008
It takes more than just smarts to win at Jeopardy! Just ask Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
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Secretary Spellings: The World Tour
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- January 17, 2008
Education Secretary Spellings is threatening to make changes on her own to push No Child Left Behind.
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What Secretary Spellings Thinks of the College Rankings
By Robert Morse -
Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings
- January 9, 2008
Her comments address the need for more higher education assessment data.
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The Education Secretary Talks About NCLB
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 5, 2007
Spellings shares her thoughts on how that law can be improved when it is renewed.
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One Standard Fits All
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
Academic standards vary widely from state to state, leading some people to push for federal standards
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For Talented Students, Challenges to Grow
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
Gifted students are often ignored due to efforts to raise other students' test scores.
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Failing Schools Are Hard to Fix
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
NCLB lets people know which schools are struggling but offers few solutions on how to raise performance
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Room to Improve
By Eddy Ramírez -
Education
- November 2, 2007
No Child Left Behind is scheduled for reauthorization by the end of this year
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It's Back to School for Secretary 'Starbuck'
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 16, 2007
Now this is the way to go back to school: Wrap a supercomfy executive motor coach in yellow to make it look like a real school bus, grab a Starbucks tall Soy Misto, and take two field trips, one to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for some karaoke and a second to shoot rockets at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A dream? Not for Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
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Will It Soon Be Governor Spellings?
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 6, 2007
Rumors of a Texas gubernatorial bid by Bush's education secretary sweep through the department.
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Golf Pro Mickelson Coaches Spellings
Washington Whispers
- July 29, 2007
Masters champ Phil Mickelson knows there's a lot more to golf than turf and beer. It's the fancy angles and calculations involved that wow him, and he thinks those golf traits are a good way to get kids into math and science.
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Make Room, Simon, for <i>Idol</i>'s Margaret
Washington Whispers
- May 20, 2007
Even nerdy Washington has caught American Idol fever as the show enters its spectacular finale showdown between 17-year-old Jordin Sparks and beat-box guy Blake Lewis. Of course, the first family, who endorsed the show's massive "Idol Gives Back" fundraiser, will check out the Fox show.
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So, She Loses Celebrity Jeopardy and Gets Outdanced by Karl Rove?
The Paper Trail
- December 11, 2006
The U.S.
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