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While each state determines its own teacher licensure and re-licensure requirements, for over thirty years the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards has worked to advance teaching through a voluntary National Board Certification process. North Carolina is the top state in the entire nation when it comes to the number of National Board Certified Teachers employed in our schools. This week we will hear from the head of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and a district and teacher leader to learn more about why National Board Certification is so important for NC.
run for president, would you get your mother s vote? [ laughter ] so, yes, i will. education is an issue bush has long been focused on since his time as governor, and he has aggressively defended common core reading in math standards that are unpopular with many conservatives. 45 states and the district of columbia have adopted those standards and this week students in 36 of those states began taking field tests of the assessments based on the standards. the actual tests won t be given for another year. i didn t realize that high, lofty expectations and high standards would be so controversial. but trust me, it is very controversial. this will be a truth serum for our communities to wake up and realize that we ve languished. joining me now, former democratic governor jim hunt of north carolina, who is co-chairing today s conference with governor bush. governor hunt, thank you so much for being on the program.