Topic: Margaret Spellings
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US college degrees: Still the best among world's top universities?
A US college degree has been the gold standard. But global economics and a crisis of confidence may be pushing the US down in rankings among top universities.
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Will Obama's promises get mugged by reality?
Modern presidents have struggled to keep their campaign pledges. Here's how we can judge Obama's record.
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Push is on for a 'common' education standard for US schoolchildren
The state-by-state system leaves many students 'inadequately prepared,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast.
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Life List
One woman’s quest to see as many of the world’s birds as possible.
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Mr. Duncan, show us the money
The Education secretary must build transparency into his stimulus spending.
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For George Bush, every day brings a milestone
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Obama's can-do education pick
Arne Duncan, Chicago schools chief, improved performance despite tight money.
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For Obama, split looms over education reform
His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.
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Bush education law: shift ahead?
No Child Left Behind Act could be overhauled by a new president and Congress next year.
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Keep the option of single-sex ed
We need more choice in education – not less.
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Can competitions raise 'cool' factor of math, science?
Math bees and science smackdowns for teen brainiacs are on the rise, along with efforts to fuel interest in those fields.
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Student-loan legislation moves forward
The bill, designed to encourage lenders to keep offering federal loans to students, won bipartisan support in Congress.
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US pushes states to count graduation rates the same
US Education Secretary Margaret Spellings pushes a uniform system to calculate and report rates.
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Amid loan worries, a silver lining for students
Almost half of college students fail to collect all of the federal loans – fixed at 6.8 percent – that they are eligible to receive.
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Rich colleges, poor students
Endowments at colleges and universities have ballooned. Senators rightly press the case for tuition relief.
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In '08, a curtailed agenda for Congress
The economy and education are areas where lawmakers may break partisan gridlock.
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Chicago's mixed record on school reform
Bush cites city's gains on sixth anniversary of No Child Left Behind. Critics see uneven results.
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