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What are the big ideas now that you think are working? >> some of that polarization is good, by the way. say one word for tests. if we don't do the tests we don't know what tavis just reported. you have to do the tests to find out how the patient is doing. when you do the test, you find out in the n.a.t.e. scores, 53% of black fourth graders cannot read at a basic leve that is a national disgrace and that needs to be shouted from the rooftops, particularly since we're spending a lot more money on education and we know how to teach reading. you asked about things that work. right here in this c...

The white house in 2012. joining us, university of miami president, donna shalala. bill bennett, tim shriver and tavis smiley, after the break. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™.

We are bacwith our rnd table. joining me now, former secretary of health and human services for president clinton, donna shalala. chairman and ceo of the special olympics tim shriver is here, author author of the book "fail up" tavis smiley and former secretary of education and host of bill bennett in the morning, billbennett. welcome to all of you. such a big topic. it's complicated on one level, has a lot of layers but it's so important. bill bennett, have we succeeded in this country in making education an economic issue rather than just a social issue? >> i think we have. everyone is focus...

than the old style, which is more expensive and not as environmentally friendly. >> i like being green. construction is coming along great. let's address the design for this space. let's meet up with dill and do some shopping. -- jill and do some shopping. >> we're at the best western. we're doing pretty good. it is just the girls here because he is at work. and in this job done for our family means the world to us. i do not think we would have been allowed to do it on our own. having helped makes us feel so good. it is not just having a house done, but summoning people are willing t...

reform in public schools? what role should the federal government play? what should our students know to go through this economy. now president of the university of miami, donna shalala. ormer press secretary of president reagan, bill ben net. chairman and ceo, tim shriver. author, tavis smiley. good morning from new york. we are here at 30 rockefeller plaza to kick off education nation. it couldn't come at a better time after a volatile week on wall stet. the role education plays in getting the country back to work. first, is the middle east about to take another violent turn? aft...