I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap.

The commission was charged with recommending a national strategy for reforming post-secondary education with a particular focus on how well colleges and universities were preparing students for the 21st-century workplace. Margaret Spellings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Houston in 1979 and worked in an education reform commission under Texas Governor William P. Bush.

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