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Continent
America / /
Country
Brazil / Korea / China / India / Germany / United States / Singapore / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
University of North Carolina / National Governors Association Center / University of Texas / University of California / /
IndustryTerm
gross domestic product / digital media / education systems / /
NaturalFeature
Chapel Hill / /
Organization
University of California / National Governors Association Center for Best Practices / University of Texas at Austin / Harvard Graduate School of Education / Asia Society / World Trade Organization / Council of Chief State School officers / and Achieve / National Council / Workforce Committee / Duke University / Melinda Gates Foundation / Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy / American Productivity and Quality Center / California State University / Directorate for Education / NGA Center for Best Practices / Michigan State University / National Governors Association / Harvard Law School / GE Foundation / Alliance for Excellent Education / University of North Carolina / Organisation for Economic Co-Operation / Council of Chief State School officers / Colorado Department of Education / Congress / Indicators and Analysis Division / Department of Defense Education Activity / Massachusetts Department / NGA office of Communications / /
Person
James B. Hunt / Jr. / Christopher Cashman / Andreas Schleicher / Craig R. Barrett / Steven A. Ballmer / Phillip Uri Treisman / Vivien Stewart / Jodi Omear / Andrea Brachtesende / Donald L. Carcieri / La Raza Thomas Payzant / Richard W. Riley / Charles B. Reed / Kara Schlosser / Sonny Perdue Georgia Craig / Joan Wodiska / Sonny Perdue / John Thomasian / Beverly L. Hall / Scott Montgomery / Craig D. Jerald / Virginia Janet Murguía / Dane Linn / Kati Haycock / Christopher Edley / Jr. / Scott Frein / Bob Wise / Mike Cohen / Janet Napolitano / Ilene Berman / Ray Scheppach / Vivek Wadhwa / Gene Wilhoit / Rhode Island Mitchell Chester / Tim Kaine / /
Position
Executive Director / president / Director / The Charles A. Dana Center / Chief Executive Officer / Dean and Professor of Law / Legislative Director / Chancellor / Head / Superintendent / Communications Director / Vice President for Education / Executive / Professor of Practice / Secretary of Education / President and Chief Executive Officer / Major / Deputy Executive Director / Manager / program director in the education division / Communications Manager / NGA Center Director / moving forward / NGA Communications Director / director of the education division / Governor / Chairman / Director / Commissioner / Vice President for Advocacy and Outreach Sandy Boyd / Senior Partner / Chairman of the Board / Commissioner of Education / Vice President / /
Product
Microsoft Corporation Portable Audio Device / /
ProgrammingLanguage
DC / /
ProvinceOrState
West Virginia / District of Columbia / California / Arizona / Texas / North Carolina / Massachusetts / South Carolina / /
Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education A report by the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve, Inc.