Thursday, May 10, 2007

RPT-Exam looms for US education secretary in Congress

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, May 9 - U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, a former Bush administration policy advisor, will appear before a congressional committee on Thursday with a scandal sweeping through the college student loan business, a key area of oversight for her agency.

The secretary is expected to face tough questions from the House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, which has been probing conflicts of interest in an $85 billion industry that plays a crucial role in helping American students afford the highest college tuition fees in the world.


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