The New Republic Event

We had a great event today at the National Press Club where the campaign joined with The New Republic to sponsor a discussion on "Which Way to Education Excellence?"

I joined with Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education Joel Klein, Superintendent of Prince George's County Schools John Deasy, KIPP Schools Co-Founder Mike Feinberg and President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Chester E. Finn, Jr. to outline the serious problems facing America’s schools and stressed the need for leadership at the national, state & local level to fix the nation’s education crisis. The panel underscored the need for the next president to give personal attention and leadership to an education agenda.

I'll tell you more about the event later, and it will be featured in an upcoming issue of The New Republic. For now, be sure to check out some of the event pictures on our Flickr page.