I think that the United States, we are positioned to be on the cuts edge where communities are not ethnically exclusive. Thats historically new. Its not something you find as you look back in history. Im very excited to help position us on a new kind of organizing society where communities are not ethnically bounded. I think its a great thing for School Choice to be doing. Thank you very much. Let me start here by saying thank you for inviting me to this wonderful conversation. As i was thinking about this panel i reflected on my own personal, how i even got here. I have an identical twin sister we were in new jersey which is a majority white community. My family had just moved out of philadelphia and they wanted a Better School option for us. My mother took us out of Public School and put us into private school. I think that has made all of the difference for us and its why im a huge proponent. I think every parent should be able to choose what school or what environment, like how do
Well go ahead and start our next panel so that we can keep on time and be as efficient as we can. Welcome to the second panel of the day. This panel is entitled where are we now, a conversation on Educational Opportunity and integration. Our panelist today will be girouard robinson, a resident scholar at the institution, the virginia secretary of education and the president of the black alliance for Educational Options. Girard has a long history in education. Dr. Greg forcester is the director of the oikonia network at Trinity International university, a senior fellow at ed choice and currently at the Freedman Foundation for educational choice. He is the author of six books and coauthor of additional three books and his ph. D. At yale. Michas is the founder and ceo recently given p up the approva to open up a charter. She served as the ceo of the Network Charter school fund and the Senior Adviser at new leaders for new skeels achools started as a special ed teacher as well. So the goal
I want to start her next panel. Welcome to the second panel of the day. This panel is entitled where are we now, Educational Opportunity and integration. Ur panelists will be gerard patterson, a scholar from the institute, commissioner of florida, a virginia secretary of education, and the president of the black alliance for Educational Options. He has a long history in education. Dr. Greg forster is the director oaken amia network at the center for transformational churches at Trinity International in a received. Freemanormally at the foundation for educational choice. He is the author of six books and the coauthor of three additional books. He received his phd with distinction at yale university. Founder ands the ceo of digital pioneers academy, which i learned was just recently . Yesterday a week ago yesterday . A week ago. Given a charter to open in washington, d. C. Senior adviser for Charter School policy at new leaders for new schools and the executive director for Charter Schoo
Pakistan became independent from britain, we will speak to an indian Film Director. Welcome to Outside Source. Our top story. The red cross says more than 200 people have been killed with many more are missing after landslides in sierra leone. This happened on the outskirts of the capital, freetown, which has been hit by heavy rain in the last two days. It is understood the worst of the disaster happened in the full side region. Snatched video on a mobile phone shows a torrent of mud and water carrying away everything in its path. This driver risked his life on a bridge all but overwhelmed by the flash floods. Freetown is an overcrowded coastal city. About 250 bodies have it has few defences against heavy rains. They come every year but not usually with quite such ferocity. Around 250 bodies have been recovered so far, the authorities fear there could be many more trapped in the ruins of houses. A bbc reporter is there. I went down to the spot myself and you could see people using thei
Midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the firestorm following President Trumps latest comments blaming both sides for the violence in charlottesville, virginia continues to burn. Business leaders have joined two former republican president s in condemning his stance. The bbcs North America Editorjon Sopel reports. Amazing grace. The Memorial Service for Heather Heyer, an anti racism protestor mown down by a white supremacist in charlottesville on saturday. But far from this being an occasion when a nation comes together, america seems more bitterly divided than ever. They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what . You just magnified her. Applause this was charlottesville on friday night racist groups chanting jews will not replace us, carrying ku klux klan style torches, and also marching to the slogan white lives matter. Yesterday, the president blamed both sides for the violence that ensued. You had a group on one side and you had a group on the other and th