Kati Haycook, President of the Education Trust, discusses how strengthening the teaching profession can improve student learning and U.S. public schools at the Forum for Education.

Sam Chaltain, National Director of the Forum for Education and Democracy, introduces a panel that will discuss education reform, teachers and closing the education achievement gap at the Forum for Education Conference.

Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Associate VP for School Partnerships, speaks about strengthening the role of Latino teachers in the U.S. public education system at the Forum for Education.

Congressman Raul Grijalva discusses the need for education policy changes in the 2010 ESEA reauthorization, and the need to close to education achievement gap and reform U.S. public schools.

Renee Moore, 2001 Mississippi Teacher of the Year, discusses the issues facing high-need U.S. public schools, supporting effective teachers, and other education policy reforms.

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, on the U.S. education funding disparities and how education funds can be better put to use to strengthen American public school education.

Question and answer session with the Forum on Education Conference panel to discuss education reform, teachers and closing the education achievement gap.

Maya Rockeymoore interviews Sam Chaltain, National Director of the Forum on Education and Democracy, about the state of teachers, U.S. public schools, and education reform policy.

Maya Rockeymoore interviews David Johns, Senior Education Advisor for Senate HELP Committee, about U.S. education policy, education reforms, and how to reach America's Youth.