The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing titled "Supporting America's Educators: The Importance of Quality Teachers and Leaders." Panel One: · Deborah Ball, Ph.D, Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI · Pamela S. Salazar, Ed.D Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation Teachers, Washington, DC · Marcus A. Winters, Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute, New York, NY Panel Two: · Jeanne Burns, Associate Commissioner of Teacher Education Initiatives, Office of the Governor, Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge, LA · Tony Bennett, Superintendent, Indiana Office of Public Instruction, Indianapolis, IN · Monique Burns Thompson, President, Teach Plus in Boston, Boston, MA · John Kaplan, President, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Marie Parker-McElroy, Instructional Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, VA · Chris Steinhauser, Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, CA