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The Washington Post Commentary: States Need Growth-friendly Policies to Restore Employment
More than a year and a half into the economic recovery, the conditions across America are far from satisfactory. Unemployment remains high, job creation meager, and American workforce participation has dropped to the lowest rate in a quarter of a century.
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Fox Business, Interview with Neil Cavuto
Discussing the vital role education plays in helping jobs and the economy on Fox Business with Cavuto.
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The Hill: The Executive Viewpoint: Department of Education Says Welcome Back Waivers
In the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” about a teacher who returns to his old high school to teach a group of kids who call themselves “sweat hogs,” character Vinnie Barbarino routinely brought in excuses for his absences. Read aloud by Mr. Kotter, they always concluded with: “Signed, Vinnie’s mother.”
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Politico: No Child Left Behind works but needs updates
Sometimes, it’s hard out there for an education secretary.
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The Washington Times: Chamber Pushes GOP-backed Reforms for Nation’s Schools
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday called on Congress to speed up its efforts to reform federal education policy and released a broad outline of priorities it says are crucial to student success across the country.
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The Washington Times: Spellings: Politics, lack of knowledge hurt school reform
Ten years ago, former President George W. Bush’s signature education initiative, the No Child Left Behind Act, garnered strong bipartisan support and passed the Senate on an 87-10 vote. Congress is back at the drawing board, working on a policy overhaul. But this time, the “planetary alignment” between the parties from a decade ago is nowhere to be found, former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday.
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The University of Phoenix: America’s “woefully underprepared” students can become tomorrow’s leaders
America, as a nation and an education system, must stop mollycoddling today’s students and, instead, demand higher academic expectations if they are to evolve into tomorrow’s successful global leaders. Otherwise, they risk perpetuating the overwhelming reality that their skills sets are “woefully underprepared” for workplace translation, says former U.S. Secretary of Education and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Margaret Spellings.
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Education Week: Duncan Issues Far More NCLB Waivers Than Predecessors
With Secretary Arne Duncan at the helm, the U.S. Department of Education is gradually—and sometimes quietly—chipping away at key parts of the No Child Left Behind Act as states and districts demand more relief from the elusive goal that all students be what the law terms “proficient” in reading and math by 2014.
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The Huffington Post: Margaret Spellings, Former U.S. Secretary of Education, on Education Policy and Reform
Margaret Spellings and Rahim Kanani from the Huffington Post discuss the way forward for U.S. education policy and reform efforts.
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The Texas Tribune: Paige & Spellings: The TT Interview at the Improving Productivity in Public Education event hosted by the Institute for Public School Initiatives at the University of Texas
Former U.S. Secretaries of Education Rod Paige and Margaret Spellings under President George W. Bush took time to discuss the state’s looming budget cuts, the Bush legacy, President Obama and what should change in public education.
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