The NASBE Interview: Christine Benson, Sharif El-Mekki, Willis Walter, and Ryan Saunders
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By National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
At NASBE’s Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, in March 2022, panelists, including Sharif El-Mekki, joined together to discuss teachers as drivers of excellence and share the successes in their states and programs around diversity, recruitment, preparation, and retention.