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I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators.

Margaret Spellings

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Margaret Spellings
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 30
Former United States Secretary Of Education
Politician
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Achievement
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Change
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Educators
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Educator
Gaps

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