Margaret Spellings

Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar on November 20, 1957) is the current Secretary of Education under the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and was previously a Domestic Policy Adviser to Bush. She was one of the principal authors of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.

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November 20 - 1957 - Secretary of Education - U.S. President - George W. Bush - Domestic Policy Adviser - 2001 - No Child Left Behind Act

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The eldest of four daughters, she was born in Michigan and moved with her family to Houston when she was in third grade.

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Spellings earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Houston and worked in an education reform commission under Texas Governor William P. Clements and as associate executive director for the Texas Association of School Boards.

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University of Houston - Texas Governor - William P. Clements

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Before her appointment to George W. Bush's presidential administration, Spellings was the political director for Bush's first gubernatorial campaign in 1994, and later became a senior advisor to Bush during his term as Governor of Texas from 1994 to 2000.

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1994 - 2000

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She is married to Robert Spellings, who practices law in Austin and has lobbied for the adoption of school vouchers in Texas.

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