As the governor of North Carolina, I supported the adoption of higher learning standards for one simple reason: our kids need them. In a global economy, it doesn’t matter where you live but it does matter what you know, and children everywhere ought to know what other students across America and the world are learning. […]

Bev Perdue
Bev Perdue was the Governor North Carolina (2009-12) and is the founder and chair of DigiLEARN, a non-profit digital education organization.