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Richard W. Riley and Ted Sanders

By Jessica L. Tonn — February 23, 2005 1 min read
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Richard W. Riley, left, and Ted Sanders are the new co-chairs of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.

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Mr. Riley, 72, served as the U.S. secretary of education from 1993 to 2001. Mr. Sanders, 63, was the president of the Education Commission of the States from 2000 until last month.

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