Better select, train teachers; expect more from all kids

World-class schools for Iowa?

Des Moines Register Deputy Editorial Page Editor Linda Lantor Fandel is conducting question-and-answer sessions with Iowans and others as part of an ongoing examination of what it would take for Iowa to have world-class schools. Go to www.desmoinesregister.com/worldclassschools to read Fandel's blog about this issue and to share your ideas.

Please check out Linda Lantor Fandel's most recent interview with Iowa Department of Education Director Judy Jeffrey. Director Jeffrey shares her opinion on how in the future teachers should be selected and trained and what we should expect from students.

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