This big puckture of john lewis was just put up here, rest in power. You cant see from the tv but over here in the front row is a big bouquet of white flowers. Its in the place where john usually sat in the front row of a section that many of the members of the congressional ack caucus held forth, conspired sometimes, plotted, and made progress for the American People. Its appropriate that we have those flowers there. Where john sat. For so many years. John meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. He loved to be in the garden. He loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. And he loved to see things grow. Loved to see things grow. And he lived his life in that way. He loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. He loved to see ideas grow. And he loved to see a more Perfect Union grow. Many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of
Over here in the front row is a big bouquet of white flowers. Its in the place where john usually sat in the front row of a section that many of the members of the congressional ack caucus held forth, conspired sometimes, plotted, and made progress for the American People. Its appropriate that we have those flowers there. Where john sat. For so many years. John meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. He loved to be in the garden. He loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. And he loved to see things grow. Loved to see things grow. And he lived his life in that way. He loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. He loved to see ideas grow. And he loved to see a more Perfect Union grow. Many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of the because its the personal order i dont have my usual one minute which is endless so ill be brie
Mr. Doar good morning, everybody, and welcome to aei. My name is robert doar and im so pleased to have you all here this morning for this important discussion of education in the United States. We are particularly gratified and happy to have the secretary of education, betsy devos with us, her husband dick, couselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, a great honor to have them all here for this important discussion of a topic thats particularly important to aei and our education policy team. And were also pleased to have, i like to say that aei is a washingtonbased think tank, but were not a washingtonfocused think tank. And so we have three distinguished leaders around the country, from tennessee, arizona and pennsylvania, and they will talk about how some of the issues in washington affect the children and parents in those parts of the country, and really, thats what our discussion is all about. How can we make our schools better. Now, a little bit just to give a sense of how i come
Us, her husband, counsel to the president , Kellyanne Conway. Important to have you all here for a discussion on a topic that is particularly important. Have io pleased to like to say that ai is a washingtonbased think tank, but not a washington focused think tank. From tennessee, from arizona, from pennsylvania, they will talk about how some of the issues we are talking about in washington affect the children and parents of schools in those parts of the country. Really, that is what our discussion is all about, how can we make our schools better . Now, little bit about just to give a sense of how i come to this issue and look at it and why i think it is so important. Some of you may know that i spent 20 years in the social Services Departments of new york state and new york city working on antipoverty programs. I was focused on the various issues with our ways in which we help people get into work and get out of poverty and move up economically. Those things were important. I always k
Pleased to have i like to say that its a washington based think tank. We have from arizona, tennessee and pennsylvania, and they will talk about how some of the issues in washington affect the children and parents in those parts of the country and really, thats what our discussion is all about. How can we make our schools better. Now, a little bit a sense of how i come to this issue and why i think its so important. Some of you may know i spent 20 years in the social services in new york and working on the ways we help people get into work and out of poverty and move up economically. Personal responsibility, work, work supports, those things were important, but i always knew there was another domain, another domain of activity that was equally important to our safety net programs. Maybe more important in our safety net programs in helping struggling families moving up and helping their children move up economically and that was the world of education. And no one has done more, it seems