Secretary of Education criticizes proposal

  Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on Wednesday criticized a Congressional proposal to soften provisions of President’s Bush signature education law, saying it would severely weaken the federal effort to raise achievement among poor and minority children. Ms. Spellings complained that proposals to change various provisions of the law “could be a significant retreat from accountability.” Passing no bill at all this year, she added, would be preferable to passing one that dilutes the law’s power because the current version stays in force until Congress passes a new law. Read more of this article from The New York Times.