RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former presidential candidate and ex-Florida Governor Jeb Bush is visiting North Carolina to discuss education reform with the state's top public school administrator.

• Bush plans to participate in conversation Tuesday with Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson
• Bush is the founder of the Foundation for Excellence in Education
• Their discussion is supposed to focus on how to help students prepare to meet current and future workforce demands.

Bush plans to participate in a lunch-time conversation Tuesday with Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson.

Their discussion is supposed to focus on how to help K through 12 education get students prepared to meet current and future workforce demands.

Bush is the founder of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, which advances policies such as school-choice and early literacy programs, personalized learning and course access.

The event is being hosted by the nonprofit Grow Great N.C., which backs education reform efforts.