On Friday March 8th, 2013 TAP Chaiman and Founder Lowell Milken moderated the panel "State Education Reform and the Role of Teacher Effectiveness" in front of a crowd of over 1200 teachers, policy makers and journalists at the National TAP Conference in Washington, D.C. From left to right: TAP Chairman and Founder Lowell Milken, Director at the Iowa Department of Education Dr. James Glass, U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Carmel Martin, Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of Teachers and Leaders Dr. Sara Heyburn, Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. James Guthrie and South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mitchell Zais.