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A panel talks about public school vouchers, a subject of contentious debate which has been revived by the consideration of a federally funded voucher program for the District of Columbia public schools.
Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform
Mark Egan, director of the Voucher Strategy Center at the National School Boards Association
Melody Webb, coordinator of StopDCVouchers.org
Mayor Anthony Williams, of Washington, DC
Sen. Mary Landrieu, (D-Louisiana)
After the Nazis invaded their country in 1939, a group of Polish fighter pilots made their way to England to fight the Germans. They recorded one of the best records against the Luftwaffe and made a major contribution to winning World War II. Authors Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud tell this overlooked story in their new book.
Lynn Olson, Education Week
Stanley Cloud,