30 Issues: Education Policy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Geoffrey Canada, the man behind the Harlem Children's Zone and Paul Tough, author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America and education writer for the New York Times Magazine, discuss the most pressing education needs in the US today. Event
Then, Alyson Klein, staff writer for Education Week and contributer to their Campaign '08 coverage, looks at the education proposals from McCain and Obama. And Ken Kay, President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, talks about how US education policy can improve to compete with students around the world.

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