Margaret McKenna describes the essential tools that teachers need in order to be effective educators and how can schools give teachers the solid foundation and practical experience that they need to succeed in our nation's classrooms.
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Margaret A. McKenna is the president of The Wal-Mart Foundation and the former president of Lesley University. She received her undergraduate degree from Emmanuel College and her law degree from Southern Methodist University. McKenna was a civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and held a variety of positions with the U.S. government from 1976 to 1981, including deputy counsel in the White House and deputy under secretary of education. Margaret McKenna has been a Director since 2000.