/margaret-spellings Margaret Spellings en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:54:35 GMT /policy-politics/margaret-spellings-eighth-u-s-education-secretary-biography-and-achievements/2017/08 Background and highlights of Margaret Spellings's tenure as the eighth U.S. Secretary of Education. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:54:35 GMT /policy-politics/margaret-spellings-eighth-u-s-education-secretary-biography-and-achievements/2017/08 /policy-politics/former-education-secretary-margaret-spellings-to-lead-n-c-university-system/2015/10 As president, Spellings will oversee 17 campuses in the system that serves more than 220,000 students. She currently works as the head of the George W. Bush Presidential CenteR. Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:47:17 GMT /policy-politics/former-education-secretary-margaret-spellings-to-lead-n-c-university-system/2015/10 /leadership/spellings-to-head-bush-foundation/2013/06 Margaret Spellings, who served as U.S. secretary of education under President George W. Bush, has been hired as the president of the foundation named after her former boss. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:44:25 GMT /leadership/spellings-to-head-bush-foundation/2013/06 /policy-politics/video-sharpton-mccain-booker-and-spellings/2013/02 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:39:38 GMT /policy-politics/video-sharpton-mccain-booker-and-spellings/2013/02 /policy-politics/spellings-alexander-debate-future-of-no-child-left-behind-act/2012/07 U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings were both big NCLB fans back in 2001, but times have changed. Can two of the biggest names in federal education policy find common ground on NCLB? Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:07:36 GMT /policy-politics/spellings-alexander-debate-future-of-no-child-left-behind-act/2012/07 /policy-politics/former-ed-secretary-margaret-spellings-is-romney-adviser/2012/03 The key architect of the No Child Left Behind Act is among the team of advisers working on Gov. Romney's education policy proposals. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:02:32 GMT /policy-politics/former-ed-secretary-margaret-spellings-is-romney-adviser/2012/03 /policy-politics/video-quality-counts-keynote-hon-margaret-spellings/2012/01 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:34:00 GMT /policy-politics/video-quality-counts-keynote-hon-margaret-spellings/2012/01 /leadership/bush-education-secretary-takes-key-role-in-chamber-of-commerce/2010/06 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a major force behind the stepped-up federal accountability in No Child Left Behind, has tapped former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to serve as the new head of its education programs. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:22:45 GMT /leadership/bush-education-secretary-takes-key-role-in-chamber-of-commerce/2010/06 /education/spellings-steps-in-as-head-of-chambers-ed-programs/2010/06 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which was a major force behind the stepped up federal accountability in the No Child Left Behind law, has tapped former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to serve as the new head of its education programs. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:30:11 GMT /education/spellings-steps-in-as-head-of-chambers-ed-programs/2010/06 /education/former-secretary-spellings-to-national-chamber-foundation/2009/08 Former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has taken on a new gig, as the executive vice-president of the National Chamber Foundation, a non-profit arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:31:40 GMT /education/former-secretary-spellings-to-national-chamber-foundation/2009/08 /education/opinion-suggestion-for-margaret-spellings-replicate-nclb-for-corporations/2009/01 To the Editor:I noted with interest, in your article "Spellings' Worldview: There's No Going Back on K-12 Accountability" (Dec. 10, 2008), that outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings was not sure, after all of her "success" with the No Child Left Behind Act, about her future plans. I have a suggestion: Ms. Spellings should work to transfer the federal law's "brilliance" to the business and corporate world, which is in desperate need of improvement. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:15:15 GMT /education/opinion-suggestion-for-margaret-spellings-replicate-nclb-for-corporations/2009/01 /education/spellings-advice-to-duncan-keep-nclbs-accountability/2009/01 In The Washington Post today, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings tells her prospective successor to keep NCLB. If you've heard her speak in the past two years, you wouldn't learn anything new. Test scores are up, she writes, especially among poor and minority children. The backlash against NCLB's accountability rules, she writes, "speak[s] to the harsh truths it reveals." Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:02:22 GMT /education/spellings-advice-to-duncan-keep-nclbs-accountability/2009/01 /education/spellings-makes-policy-moves-on-nclb-anniversary/2009/01 In addition to President George W. Bush's speech and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' "Great Expectations" document, the Bush administration has released a series of policy announcements on the 7th anniversary of NCLB. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:09:41 GMT /education/spellings-makes-policy-moves-on-nclb-anniversary/2009/01 /education/spellings-has-great-expectations-for-future-of-nclb/2009/01 As part of NCLB's 7th anniversary celebration, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has released a long document entitled "Great Expectations." Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:14:40 GMT /education/spellings-has-great-expectations-for-future-of-nclb/2009/01 /policy-politics/opinion-secretary-spellings-unintended-legacy/2008/12 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. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:35:01 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-secretary-spellings-unintended-legacy/2008/12 /policy-politics/portraits-of-power-spellings-to-join-a-historic-gallery/2008/12 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. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:11:44 GMT /policy-politics/portraits-of-power-spellings-to-join-a-historic-gallery/2008/12 /policy-politics/spellings-promotes-world-education/2008/11 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. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:54:20 GMT /policy-politics/spellings-promotes-world-education/2008/11 /education/tune-in-to-hear-spellings-announce-new-nclb-rules/2008/10 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. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:47:53 GMT /education/tune-in-to-hear-spellings-announce-new-nclb-rules/2008/10 /policy-politics/spellings-highlights-performance-pay/2008/10 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. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:27:42 GMT /policy-politics/spellings-highlights-performance-pay/2008/10 /policy-politics/video-margaret-spellings/2008/09 Education Week reporter Alyson Klein spoke to the U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about why she supports Sen. John McCain. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:31:42 GMT /policy-politics/video-margaret-spellings/2008/09 /education/spellings-could-reading-first-make-her-a-millionaire/2008/07 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings loves 69´«Ã½ First. She says educators do, too. Here's what she told Greg Toppo of USA Today: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:03 GMT /education/spellings-could-reading-first-make-her-a-millionaire/2008/07 /education/spellings-picks-six-states-for-differentiated-accountability/2008/07 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. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:33:53 GMT /education/spellings-picks-six-states-for-differentiated-accountability/2008/07 /teaching-learning/first-lady-spellings-try-their-hands-in-the-classroom/2008/04 First lady Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited a class of 1st grade students at in Washington as part of a week recognizing the Teach For America program. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:37:08 GMT /teaching-learning/first-lady-spellings-try-their-hands-in-the-classroom/2008/04 /education/spellings-next-move-graduation-rates/2008/03 First growth models, then differentiated accountability. It appears as if Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' next target is graduation rates. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:36:04 GMT /education/spellings-next-move-graduation-rates/2008/03 /education/spellings-creates-pilot-project-to-differentiate-consequences/2008/03 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. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:02:27 GMT /education/spellings-creates-pilot-project-to-differentiate-consequences/2008/03 /education/spellings-looks-for-ways-to-differentiate-consequences/2008/03 At the Council of the Great City 69´«Ã½ meeting in Washington this morning, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, right, said she plans to "make this law work as well as possible." Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:43:39 GMT /education/spellings-looks-for-ways-to-differentiate-consequences/2008/03 /education/spellings-uncertain-nclb-will-pass-in-08/2008/03 NCLB's prospects for 2008 appear to be fading. Even Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has her doubts the law will be reauthorized this year. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:02:51 GMT /education/spellings-uncertain-nclb-will-pass-in-08/2008/03 /education/persistently-dangerous-label-doesnt-work-spellings-says/2008/02 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings might be best known for her assertion that NCLB is 99.9 percent pure. (That, and her collection of eyeglasses.) She later backtracked, saying she meant the goals and structure of the law are close to perfect, even if some of its details need fixing. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:44:43 GMT /education/persistently-dangerous-label-doesnt-work-spellings-says/2008/02 /education/commenters-criticize-spellings-after-homecoming/2008/02 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, at right, is barnstorming states trying to improve NCLB's image. The press coverage of her stops so far has been rather favorable, leaving out some of the voices of the law's most strident critics. See, for example, this story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:26:02 GMT /education/commenters-criticize-spellings-after-homecoming/2008/02 /education/spellings-to-appeal-nclb-ruling/2008/02 Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is going to appeal a federal court decision that revived a lawsuit claiming that NCLB is an unfunded mandate. Read all about it at The School Law Blog. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:48:58 GMT /education/spellings-to-appeal-nclb-ruling/2008/02