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Tavis picked up. actually tim did as well. two critical adults in this business. teachers and teacher accountability. i'm for it. i think we should pay our good teachers more. the other adult is the parent. it does make a difference in a society when 30% of our kids don't live with their fathers. when there are a lot of people who can't go home and work with the kids on homework. all the research is clear. the teachers, the single most important factor in the school. the single most important factor in the child's education is the parent. the parent's attitude toward education and the parent's...

We are back with our round table. joining me now, former secretary of health and huma we are back with our round 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 of the book "fail up" tavis smiley and host of bill bennett in the morning, bill bennett. welcome to all of you. this is such a big topic. it's such a -- i don't know. it's complicated on one level. it has a lot of layers, but it's so important. big bennett, have we succeeded in this country in making educa...

>> it is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the plinlians, to strengthen our ties with the nation of israel. >> this morning, i speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. how will he manage this during the historic era. then the debate at home. the economy and taxes. is the president's plan basic fairness or class warfare, and what will it mean for jobs? joining me, the independent mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. finally this morning we kick off nbc's week-long focus, education nation. what big ideas are driving reform in public schools? what ro...

off nbc's week-long focus, education nation. what big ideas are driving reform in public schools? what role should the federal government play? and what should our students know to compete in this distressed and increasingly global economy. with us, former clinton cabinet official, now president of the university of miami, donna shalala. former secretary of education for president reagan and host of bill bennett's "morning in america," bill ben end. chairman and ceo of special olympics, tim shriver. and author of the book, "fair luck," pbs's tavis smoothly. author, tavis smiley. smil...

>> it is time to change our policy of appeasement toward the palestinians to strengthen our ties with the nation of israel. >> this morning, i speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. how will he manage this during the historic era. then the debate at home. the economy and taxes. is the president's plan fairness or warfare? what will it mean for jobs. joining me, mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. finally, we kick off education nation. what big ideas are driving reform in public schools? what role should the federal government play? what should our students know to ...