Guide Note:

Margaret Spellings is President Bush's current Secretary of the Department of Education. She is also one of the authors of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Fast Facts:

Birth Name: Margaret Dudar
Born November 30, 1957, in Michigan
Party: Republican
Assumed Office: January 20, 2005
Preceded by: Rod Paige
Alma Mater: University of Houston
First mother of school-aged children to serve as Education Secretary
Spouse: Robert Spellings

Positions Held

- Associate Executive Director, Texas Association of School Boards
- Political Director/Senior Advisor, Bush's gubernatorial campaign
- Secretary of Education

PBS Controversy

During January of 2005, Spellings sent a letter to PBS that criticized an episode of Postcards From Buster that had aired. She believed that government funds should not have been used to create an episode of the show that depicted "Buster the Bunny" interacting with a child from a same sex relationship. However, it was never mentioned during the show that the couple was gay.

Spellings was later attacked by Barney Frank, who felt her comments were defamatory. Subsequently, the episode of the show was never made available for distribution. In addition, Pat Mitchell, the chairman of PBS, stepped down.

Television Appearances

Categories

News | Politics | Political Appointees | Bush Administration

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Margaret Spellings

The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Margaret Spellings
WhiteHouse.gov: Margaret Spellings
U.S. Department of Education
SourceWatch: Margaret Spellings
Department of Education: Secretary Spellings' Remarks on the Fifth Anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act (2007)
RealClearPolitics: Interview With Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (2007)
Department of Education: A National Dialogue: The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education

Margaret Spellings News

Google News
Boston.com: "U.S. woos Latam students" (August 22, 2007)
Houston Chronincle: Margaret Spellings, Bush confidante and heartbreaker (2007)
Inside Higher Ed: Senate and Spellings: Showdown Looms (2007)
WebWire: Secretary Spellings Delivers Remarks at Boston Higher Education Summit (2007)
MSNBC.com: Education chief rips PBS for gay character (2005)

Margaret Spellings Background and Profiles

Department of Education: Margaret Spellings Biography
Department of Education: Information on the nomination and confirmation process of Margaret Spellings
ABC News: Profile: Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Project Vote Smart: Margaret Spellings profile

Margaret Spellings Interviews

RealClearPolitics: Interview With Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (2007)
TIME: 10 Questions For Margaret Spellings (2005)
The New York Times: Interview with Spellings (2005)
PBS: Margaret Spellings Discusses New Guidelines for the No Child Left Behind Law (2005)
WhiteHouse.gov: Margaret Spellings hosts Ask the White House (2005)

Margaret Spellings Blogs and Commentaries

Think Progress: Margaret Spellings search
Wonkette: Margaret Spellings category
Google Blog Search: Margaret Spellings

Margaret Spellings Photos

Department of Education: Margaret Spellings Event Photos
Google Image Search: Margaret Spellings
Yahoo! Image Search: Margaret Spellings

Margaret Spellings Videos

Comedy Central: Margaret Spellings on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Margaret Spellings at Golden Gate University Commencement
- YouTube: Part 1 (Time: 6:01)
- YouTube: Part 2 (Time: 6:04)

Margaret Spellings Criticism and Controversy

Wikipedia: Claims made in criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act
The Huffington Post: Margaret Spellings: An Argument for Abolishing the Federal Department of Education
The Huffington Post: Margaret Spellings' Higher Education Report: Toward the Utter Stupidification of American Higher Education
Schools Matter: Margaret Spellings is not a Mensch
HumanEvents.com: Advice for U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

Margaret Spellings Timeline

November 30, 1957: Born Margaret Duda in Michigan
1994: Political director for George W. Bush's first gubernatorial campaign
1995-2000: Senior adviser to George W. Bush during his term as Governor of Texas
November 17, 2004: Nominated to the post of the Secretary of Education by George W. Bush
January 20, 2005: Confirmed by Senate and sworn in as Secretary of Education
September, 2005: Formed the Commission on the Future of Higher Education

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