[Oasfaa] U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will be at TU on September 12

[Hendrickson, Vicki]

OASFAA,

 

I wanted to pass along this press release.  Anyone within the financial
aid community is welcome to attend if you will be in the Tulsa area!  If
you have questions, please feel free to contact me!

 

Sincerely,

Vicki Hendrickson

 

 

 

 

U.S. Secretary of Education to Speak at TU Convocation Sept. 12

Published on 8/23/07

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will address The
University of Tulsa's Fall Convocation ceremony on Sept. 12. 

Spellings will address TU's class of 2011 during the annual event to be
held 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Convocation is the first formal celebration to open the new academic
year. All faculty, staff, students and friends of the University are
invited to attend. 

TU President Steadman Upham extended the invitation for Spellings to
speak at TU's convocation after the two officials participated in a
10-day educational mission to Asia organized by Spellings. Upham was one
of 12 university presidents selected to join in this historic visit.

Spellings, who was sworn in as the education secretary in 2005, is the
first mother of school-aged children to serve in that position. Her
stated goal is to ensure that every young American has the knowledge and
skills to succeed in the 21st century. She has partnered with states to
implement and enforce the No Child Left Behind Act, which commits our
schools to bringing all students up to grade level or better in reading
and math by 2014. The law has led to rising test scores and shrinking
achievement gaps in states across the country.

She also has been a leader in reform to make education more innovative
and responsive. She supported teachers with new financial incentives for
gains in student achievement and parents with new educational choices
and options. She announced new rules to ensure that students with
disabilities and English language learners are educated to the highest
standards. She also proposed a landmark Plan for Higher Education that
would improve accessibility, affordability and accountability.

Prior to her tenure as Education Secretary, Spellings served as
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, where she helped create
the No Child Left Behind Act and crafted policies on education,
immigration, health care, labor, transportation, justice, housing, and
other elements of the President's domestic agenda. 

Previously, Spellings worked for six years as Senior Advisor to Governor
George W. Bush with responsibility for developing and implementing the
Governor's education reforms and policies. From the White House and the
Statehouse to the school board and college campus, Spellings has been
involved with education policy at every level.

 

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