Condoleezza Rice, the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and a professor of political science at Stanford University, and Joel Klein, CEO of the Education Division at News Corp and former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, discuss the critical importance of the role of education in the United States. Klein and Rice lead the Independent Task Force on US Education Reform and National Security, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. “While our political leanings may be different, our careers have taught us that education is inextricably linked to the strength of this country and our leadership in the international community,” stated Rice and Klein.