UNC System President Margaret Spellings made an appearance on CBS This Morning Thursday to talk about education across the country.

The conversation was part of CBS This Morning’s Issues That Matter series examining different topics ahead of the presidential election on November 8.

Spellings has been officially leading the UNC System since March 2016. Spellings also served as United States Education Secretary under President George W. Bush.

The CBS This Morning conversation covered affordability and ways to keep higher education affordable and accessible to all students. Spellings also discussed an emphasis being placed on getting students through college at a more efficient pace and ways to make sure students are prepared for college beginning with Pre-K through the end of high school.

You can see the full segment below: