This Podcast was recorded live at the SECC 2008 Forum.

William H. Guenther is president and founder of Mass Insight Education & Research Institute, an independent not-for-profit organization focused on improving student achievement in Massachusetts - and the nation's - public schools. Mass Insight Education and Research Institute (MERI), founded in 1997, is an independent nonprofit that organizes public schools, higher education, business, and state government to significantly improve student achievement, with a focus on closing achievement gaps.