GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP Susan Taylor, Eva Moskowitz, Paul Tough, Joel Klein, Dacia Toll, and Cory Booker. COLLEGE MAN Harlem Success Academy 2 Principal Jim Manly and HSA scholars sing a song. NO EXCUSES Joel Klein, NYC Chancellor; Former Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; Paul Tough, reporter; Meredith Gotlin, principal; Eva Moskowitz, school founder; Jim Manly, principal; Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark; Jessica Reid, teacher; Amy Althoff, teacher; Candice Fryer, teacher. PUBLIC SCHOOLS New Yorkers talk about their public school experience. ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND TEACHERS New Yorkers talk about teachers, teacher pay, and the achievement gap. POINTING FINGERS New Yorkers talk about who is to blame for the public education crisis. CORY BOOKER (Mayor, Newark NJ) explains how we can all help fix the education crisis. DACIA TOLL (Founder: Achievement First) discusses eliminating poverty by improving education. EVA MOSKOWITZ (Founder: Harlem Success Academy) on how all kids can succeed academically if schools are designed around teaching and learning. GEOFFREY CANADA (President & CEO, Harlem Children's Zone) on the need to force our politicians to make education their number one priority. SUSAN TAYLOR (Founder, National CARES Mentoring; Editor in Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine) on failing schools being the path to prison.