[applause] dr. parry is a regular education contributor for msnbc. upa best-selling author. as soon as you hear him talk you will see him be one of the most passionate voices for education reform. next to him is nina rees. the president and ceo of the national alliance for public charter schools. she has over 20 years expense in washington dc. most recently as the senior vice president for strategic initiatives for an amazing company helping kids. she is also served as the deputy secretary for innovation at the u.s. department of education. they never had an secretary for innovation and change before. nina was the first. that was right after she was dick cheney's assistant director for policy. nina has a huge history with d.c. and education. finally, to her right is mashea ashton who is ceo for the new or charter school fund. previously, she served as the executive director director for the new york program. executive director for charter schools for new york city's department of education. we will do the same thing that rick did. first of all, on your seeds are the social m