Margaret Spellings

                   

Ideas Fest opens for sharing of good ideas

aspendailynews.com     Jul 1, 2008   7 related          

A week of intellectual feasting began with a serving of appetizing ideas Monday at the Aspen Institute’s fourth annual Aspen Ideas Festival. At the opening reception former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day Conner said, “We have...                    

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Twisting in the Wind

insidehighered.com     Jul 1, 2008   1 related          

Once upon a time, the American Academy for Liberal Education was the darling of neoconservative politicians. In March, certain members of Spellings’s own staff, in the Office of Postsecondary Education, recommended that the...                    

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Bush picks Spellings for education secretary

info4it.com     Jun 30, 2008          

Nominee is longtime policy adviser to president President Bush on Wednesday nominates Margaret Spellings to be secretary of education. President Bush on Wednesday nominated domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the...                    

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Taught for teacher

nashuatelegraph.com     Jun 29, 2008   127 related          

By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer mbrindley@nashuatelegraph.com NASHUA – Cathy Boutin, a veteran teacher of 22 years, is used to standing at the head of the classroom in front of her students. But last week, the roles were...                    

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School official starts at busy time

myrtlebeachonline.com     Jun 29, 2008   2 related          

Two superintendent searches and two years after former Horry County Schools Superintendent Gerrita Postlewait resigned, the school district on Tuesday will welcome a new full-time superintendent.Cynthia Elsberry, former...                    

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New York’s Lake Wobegon Effect - The state’s rosy test scores don’t square with reality.

freerepublic.com     Jun 29, 2008   1 related          

If New York’s commissioner of education, Richard Mills, is to be believed, one of the great success stories in the history of American public education is unfolding in the Empire State. The commissioner has released 2008 state...                    

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Liberal Arts Undervalued by Education Department, Official Says After Quitting: by Paul Basken

buzzflash.net     Jun 28, 2008          

The Education Department is controlled by advisers who have insufficient regard for the liberal arts and instead are intent on judging colleges largely by their ability to provide economically measurable talent for industry, a...                    

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When Spite Trumps Common Sense, A Resentful Clinton Supporter Is There [Intramural (bad) Sports]

gawker.com     Jun 27, 2008          

newVideoPlayer("/Lady_Likes_McCain.flv", 506, 423,""); The six weeks since Cynthia Ruccia announced that sexism would force her to support John McCain in the general election haven't, as many had... [[ This is a content summary...                    

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Education Commission of the States to Present Blueprint to Help America's Students Achieve Global...

prnewswire.com     Jun 27, 2008          

Education Commission of the States to Present Blueprint to Help America's Students Achieve Global Success Nation's Education Leaders Gather to Address Student Performance Internationally DENVER, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/...                    

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Confirmed: It Stinks to Be a Gifted Student...

wordpress.com     Jun 27, 2008   93 related          

And the Washington Post Doesn't want you to know. On June 18 the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a research organization in Washington, released a report titled “High Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB” highlighting that the...                    

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