Former governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and economist Ray Marshall converse in the late 1980s about the role of education in maintaining a strong American economy. According to the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, America’s ability to compete in world markets is eroding. Can Americans reach a consensus about education as a primary response to their economic problems? What reforms are necessary, and how will they occur?
At the time of this interview, Hunt (governor of North Carolina, 1977-85), was chairman of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Marshall (U. S. secretary of labor, 1977-81) was professor of economics at the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
