MARGARET SPELLINGS NAMED EDUCATION SECRETARY

Margaret Spellings, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, was named by President Bush to be the nation's eighth education secretary, in Washington, DC on November 17, 2004. Spellings is seen in her official White House portrait. (UPI Photo/Paul Morse/White House)

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Spellings promotes access to student loans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Education Department is working to ensure student access to federal loans during the financial crisis, Secretary Margaret Spellings said Thursday.

Education Dept. acts on student loans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Saturday steps were being taken to assure student loans would be available for the 2009-2010 school year.

Departments work to assure student loans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is working to ensure the student loan market is viable during the U.S. financial crisis, the Treasury and Education departments said.

Spellings lauds center's hands-on lessons

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- Learning occurs in places beyond the classroom and goes beyond the responsibility of schools, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday.

Attorney general appeals No Child ruling

HARTFORD, Conn., May 15 (UPI) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has appealed a federal judge's dismissal of the state's lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act.

Judge throws out suit over 'No Child' law

HARTFORD, Conn., April 30 (UPI) -- Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind Law has been dismissed by a federal judge.

Spellings backs student loan plan

WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- The Bush administration has endorsed a plan before Congress to buy back student loans to ensure that students can continue to borrow for college.

No Child Left Behind law faces changes

WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is proposing changes in the federal No Child Left Behind law aimed at reducing the number of high school dropouts.

Parents struggle to finance kids' college

NEW YORK, April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. parents who pay for their children's college educations are facing new challenges this year as strained lenders increase selectivity, experts say.

U.S. looks at buying student loans

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Education may be authorized to purchase federally guaranteed student loans to restore stability in the lending program, officials said.