On Meet the Press Nov. 15, alumnus Bruce Stewart, former head of school at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., offered thoughts on improving education by recruiting better teachers.
Host David Gregory (Bryan Series April 13) played Stewart's pre-recorded interview during a discussion about improving education with Newt Gingrich, Al Sharpton and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Stewart said, in part, "If you look at Singapore, look at Finland, the reason they consistently are testing their population of students in the top levels of international exams, it's the teaching force."
Stewart retired from the Sidwell post earlier this year. He graduated from Guilford in 1961 and returned to teach and serve as an administrator. He was invited commencement speaker in 2008.
Gregory's oldest child is a student at Sidwell.
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