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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Scholastic Inc. teamed up last spring to conduct a massive survey of K-12 teachers in every state to add their input to the debate over education reform. The survey of 40,000 plus teachers showed that most were much more concerned with the well-being of their students than with their own compensation. The inclusion of tougher academic standards to be applied across the country was also a goal, and many teachers want a system based more on career preparation than on standardized testing. We talk to a survey expert from the Scholastic Foundation and collect our own input from local teachers.

Guests:

Margery Mayer, president of Scholastic Education, Scholastic Inc.

Paul Miller, executive director of Teach For America--Los Angeles. He taught in Camden, NJ as a corps member.