If "TEC" (Technology, Education and Capital) forms an essential "DNA" set for urban empowerment, then challenging education leaders to deliver improved quality education as a building block is critical to the process. What is the current state of education since focus has been brought to bear on failing schools? What still needs to be done? Where must policy-makers demonstrate leadership? Where must parents and communities participate to make education an agent of empowerment? These are just some of the hard-hitting questions these experts will tackle on this distinguished panel.