“Encourage the replication of outstanding district and charter schools throughout the United States”

Joe Nathan directs the Center for School Change, which seeks to help transform public education and to produce significant improvements in student achievement.
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“Create modest incentives for states to work together on initiatives”

Richard Murnane is an economist and Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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“Dramatically increase access”

Arne Duncan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chicago Public Schools. Prior to his appointment, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for former Schools CEO Paul Vallas.
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“Why is it that many of our children aren’t ready for school?”

Mark Ginsberg is the Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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“Focus on young children”

Sharon Lynn Kagan is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy, Co-Director of the National Center for Children and Families, and Associate Dean for Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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“It’s about time we established universal preschool”

Jonathan Kozol is an award-winning author author, educator, and activist. His books include Savage Inequalities (1991) and Death at an Early Age (1967) which won the National Book Award.
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