E-mail a friendDecember 14, 2006
Tavis talks with U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and film director Catherine Hardwicke.
Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings became Education Secretary after serving as domestic policy advisor during President Bush's first-term. In that position, she had oversight for a range of issues, from justice to housing, and helped craft the No Child Left Behind Act. She previously advised then-Gov. Bush on education policy and also served as associate executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards. A native of Michigan, Spellings attended public schools in Houston and the University of Houston.
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke
Before rising through the ranks to become a respected writer-director, Catherine Hardwicke designed the production of more than 20 films. The drama, Thirteen, marked her feature directorial and screenwriting debut and won Hardwicke numerous awards, including the Sundance Film Festival's Director's Award. The South Texas native studied art in Mexico and earned a degree in architecture before studying film at UCLA. Her newest feature, Twilight, had the highest box office opening ever for a female director.