October 6, 2006

'Time Is of the Essence'

Secretary Spellings says higher-education leaders must act fast to carry out the commission's recommendations

The secretary of education, Margaret Spellings, talked to The Chronicle's Kelly Field and Jeffrey Selingo last week, the day before she gave a speech regarding her Commission on the Future of Higher Education. She elaborated on some of the changes she called for in her speech, including increased spending on need-based student aid, the creation of a database that would keep

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