April 24, 2007

The Democrats Debate: An Education Initiative In Columbia, SC

Counter-programming:

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation will launch an unprecendeted multi-million dollar nonpartisan movement that calls on all presidential candidates to improve America’s public schools. The movement will be unveiled on the eve of the 2008 Presidential debates by parents, teachers, business, civic, political and community leaders, including:

Well, including the Mayor of Columbia, ex-Gov. David Beasley, '04 SEN candidate Inez Tennenbaum, and more.

They're doing this IN South Carolina one day before the debate.

Since it's the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, does that mean we'll be graced by an appearance from ....?

Posted at 09:23 AM

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Comments

As a life long South Carolinian , there is nothing we need more nor any place that needs EDUCATION more than my state. Actually,the so called Smart people need it worse than anyone.
We do so many dumb things. Maybe a generation
of properly educated persons can drag us out of
the 18th century.

Don Yonce | 04.24.07 01:59 PM

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