U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will announce her plans to help make the U.S. higher education system more affordable, accessible and consumer-friendly on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 12:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Chairman of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education Charles Miller and other commission members will join Secretary Spellings.

Secretary Spellings created the Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Sept. 2005 to develop a comprehensive strategy for postsecondary education that will meet the needs of America's diverse population and address the economic and workforce needs of our nation's future. Over the past year, the Commission has held public meetings and hearings across the country and engaged students and families, policymakers, business leaders and the academic community in a national dialogue about all key aspects of higher education. The Commission presented its final report with findings and recommendations to Secretary Spellings on Sept. 19.

The event will be webcast live at www.ConnectLive.com/events/deptedu. The live video broadcast of this event will be also available on Ku-band satellite for free and unrestricted use by news organizations nationwide:

Live broadcast time: 1 - 2 pm EDT
A Test Satellite Signal will be available from 12:45-1:00 pm EDT Ku-band analog satellite: AMC2, Transponder: 3K, Analog - Full Transponder.
Orbital Position: 85 degrees west
Downlink Frequency: 11760 MHz Vertical.
Transmission Contact: ConnectLive Communications, 202-513-1000.

For additional information, please see:

• highlights of the Commission's final recommendations to Secretary Spellings.
• the final report of the Commission.
• the Secretary's statement on the Commission's final report.
• the website of the Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

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