Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to join gathering of Hispanics WASHINGTON, Jan.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of Education and one of the nation's leading experts on the competitiveness of the country's workforce, will be the speaker at Walden University's winter commencement on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After years of service to the nation, several top Bush Administration figures will move from the White House to the lectern.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept.

By Libby Quaid Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Students are doing better in elementary and middle school, but key indicators show little progress among high school and college students, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said.