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Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Interviewee: Michael Barber, Partner, McKinsey & Compay
Interviewer: Isobel Coleman, Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, CFR
May 13, 2011
Sir Michael Barber, head of the Global Education Practice at McKinsey & Company argues that the key to improving educational systems is setting clear, internationally benchmarked standards, and attracting and training good teachers and school leaders.
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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.
Michael Barber and Margaret Spellings discuss the state of elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Since the end of the industrial age, Americans have worried about improving their education system. But the country has never been able to...