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Spellings’ praise for Colorado reforms a tad premature | EdNewsColorado

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Spellings’ praise for Colorado reforms a tad premature

Written by on Sep 19th, 2011. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org

Paul Teske is Dean and University of Colorado Distinguished Professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. These views represent the personal opinions of the author and may not reflect the position of the University of Colorado Denver or the University of Colorado system.

It was nice to see former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, one of the bright lights in the George W. Bush administration, penning a cheerleading op-ed in the Denver Post for Colorado education reforms.

I’m not sure exactly what the political push was behind writing this now (I assume it was associated with her