Spellings: U.S. Schools Must ‘Pick Up Pace’
Secretary says she will stay involved in school issues after term ends
The 25th anniversary of the publication of A Nation at Risk is a “teachable moment for the American public,” Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said this week.
“We have righted the ship with the intensity of focus on the individual needs of every child,” Ms. Spellings said in an interview on April 15, 11 days before the anniversary of the report’s release.
But, she said, “we’re going to have to pick...
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