Do you think education is the most important issue facing the country, understanding that obviously the economy is the most important short-term issue?

It's definitely in the top five, that we're almost guaranteeing a lack of competitiveness by the education results that we're achieving, and have been achieving for a generation. There's 3 million jobs that are unfilled right now for skilled workers because there aren't people qualified to fill them. It's heartbreaking.

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