First Lady, Spellings Try Their Hands in the Classroom

First lady Laura Bush, presidential daughter Jenna Bush, and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings last week visited a class of 1st grade students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Washington as part of a week recognizing the Teach For America program.

The week is meant to raise awareness about schools in low-income communities by inviting guest teachers—celebrities and government officials—to visit the classrooms of educators trained by Teach For America, the nonprofit organization that enlists recent college graduates to teach in high-need...