2 Foundations Create National Panel on Teaching

Two foundations with strong track records in supporting education reform last week announced a new national commission for improving teaching and teacher development.

The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future is chaired by Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. of North Carolina. Its 26 members include officials from higher education, business, labor, and state government, as well as teachers and administrators.

The two foundations--the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York--contributed $1.2 million and $400,000, respectively, to...

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