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The NASBE Interview: Christine Benson, Sharif El-Mekki, Willis Walter, and Ryan Saunders


At NASBE’s Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, in March 2022, panelists joined together to discuss teachers as drivers of excellence and share the successes in their states and programs around diversity, recruitment, preparation, and retention.


The NASBE Interview: Christine Benson, Sharif El-Mekki, Willis Walter, and Ryan Saunders





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