Education is a state responsibility, a local function and a national priority.
We cannot address the task at hand in a piecemeal fashion. We need a nationwide partnership among K-12 leaders, our higher education community, and political leaders at all levels. . . College administrators who complain about the high cost of remedial classes would do well to pay more attention to how they prepare teachers. The purpose of the conference is to convene teams of education leaders who will create action plans for improving teacher education in their communities. It is clear that the mandate is growing for systemic reform in the way teachers are recruited, prepared and supported.