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Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Speakers: Michael Barber, Chief Education Adviser, Pearson; Founder, U.S. Education Delivery Institute; Former Chief Adviser on Delivery to British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Margaret Spellings, President and Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Spellings and Company; Former U.S. Secretary of Education; Member, CFR Independent Task Force on U.S. Education Reform and National Security
Presider: Charles Lane, Editorial Writer, Washington Post
November 17, 2011
Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
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Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
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