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The Denver Post: Guest Commentary: Colorado leading the way in education strides
Colorado has made great strides in educating its young people to higher levels of achievement. A big part of that success has been the result of strong leaders like Sen. Michael Bennet, who, as Denver superintendent, worked closely with parents and teachers, advocacy organizations like Stand For Children, foundations such as the Daniels Fund and business leaders from every corner of the state.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: Spellings Panel Spurred Progress in Some Key Areas but Failed to Remake American Higher Education
Five years after release of a report on the future of colleges, experts note improvements in access and accountability.
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The Huffington Post: We Aren’t Serious
You would think by now I would be numb to the complaints about No Child Left Behind. After all, the law’s been on the books for nearly a decade now. But here we are, debating many of the same questions, at the heart of which is the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: Q&A: Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Discusses the Impact of Her Commission
Back in 2005, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings created a commission to craft a vision for the future of higher education. These days, she’s running her own public-policy consulting firm and serving as a senior adviser to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chronicle caught up with her this month.
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Education News: Spellings, Rhee: Business Community Must Address Education
Margaret Spellings, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Forum for Policy Innovation and former Secretary of Education under George W. Bush, traveled to Austin, Texas and Denver, Colorado this week to urge business leaders to vigorously engage in education reform, citing the current economic situation and the urgent need for an educated and skilled workforce in today’s global economy. In conjunction with these critical discussions, the Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce released a non-partisan school board candidate questionnaire.
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Education Nation: GUEST BLOG: Lessons from 10 Years of No Child Left Behind
This week the House of Representatives will vote on the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act. This is the first in a series of bills that the House Education and Workforce Committee is considering as part of the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. While this is a good first step, the law is overdue for updating.
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The Huffington Post: Save me a Seat by the Fire
If education reform is a fiery arena in public policy today, teacher effectiveness might be its hottest log. Across the country, state legislatures are taking unprecedented action to reform antiquated teacher preparation, evaluation, compensation and tenure structures.
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Fox Business
Margaret Spellings on Fox Business discusses Montana waiver for ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law.
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The Huffington Post: To Waive or Not to Waive
Hopelessness and lack of confidence, spending dominating policymaking conversations, angst at all levels of government, and a public disgusted, disconnected and disappointed — descriptors of our current economic situation?
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MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell Reports
Discussing No Child Left Behind with Andrea Mitchell – Waivers should not be the Trojan horse to gut accountability.
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