Education and the Obama administration

More innovative schools, merit pay for teachers and a renewed effort to boost all student achievement. All are on the agenda for President Obama's education secretary Arne Duncan. Already stimulus money is supposed to help struggling school districts, but will reform follow?

Guests

• Mike Petrili: Vice president for national programs and policy at the Fordham Institute.
• Andrew Rotheram: Co-founder and publisher of Education Sector.

More from MPR

• Senate DFLers approve cuts to education funding
  April 7, 2009
• School districts have nearly $1 billion in reserve
  April 3, 2009

Resources

• The Flypaper Blog, Fordham Institute
• About Mike Petrilli
• About Andrew Rotherham