Hi, kara. Its so wonderful to be here talking you today about your book. I wanted to first say what an extraordinary achievement this book is. The most authoritative history that ive personally ever read of the School Choice movement is so thoroughly researched it really it really feels encyclopedic to me. Almost like it is everything you would ever need to know. I wanted to first ask, im obviously familiar with your incredible work as education reporter and. I know a lot of education reporters have these sort of crystallizing moments in reporting where were in classroom or with a family and we have an aha moment. Im curious, know if you had one of those moments that led you to start writing this book. Its a good i think i think you know i started thinking about the School Choice movement when i was reporting about segregation in florida and as part of that reporting, we interviewed our team interviewed just dozens of families that were essentially trying to escape the segregated sort
To aei. I do want to make a couple observations in the beginning before we get started. So becoming president of aei made addressing the state of black america a priority for our institution. And im proud of the work weve done over the past few years. In 2022, we organized the old parkland conference, which brought together prominent intellectuals and public leaders to address the Biggest Challenges black americans. And last year, we created a new center on and social mobility, which is dedicated to developing solutions. Expand access to opportunity for all americans. And for the 60th anniversary of the march on washington, we hosted a special forum here at aei honoring, dr. Kings legacy. Now we some distinguished guests here, but i want speak for a moment about to a scholars who are not guests here but are part of our community. And they. And let say about them that no scholars have more to improve our work on issues than ian rowe and Howard Husock anns work on these issues is not jus
To aei. I do want to make a couple observations in the beginning before we get started. So becoming president of aei made addressing the state of black america a priority for our institution. And im proud of the work weve done over the past few years. In 2022, we organized the old parkland conference, which brought together prominent intellectuals and public leaders to address the Biggest Challenges black americans. And last year, we created a new center on and social mobility, which is dedicated to developing solutions. Expand access to opportunity for all americans. And for the 60th anniversary of the march on washington, we hosted a special forum here at aei honoring, dr. Kings legacy. Now we some distinguished guests here, but i want speak for a moment about to a scholars who are not guests here but are part of our community. And they. And let say about them that no scholars have more to improve our work on issues than ian rowe and Howard Husock anns work on these issues is not jus
This morning. Stay with us. News4 today continues at 5 00 a. M. News4 today starts now. And good morning, everybody. Im aaron gilchrist. Im angie goff. Welcome to news4 today. Okay. So were talking about what it feels like out there. I dont care what the temperature says. It is i guess the best word to describe it, tom mentioned gak, the total gak factor out there this morning. Thats a meteorological term. As we have showers and thundershowers approaching us from the west the leading edge of some relief on the way from the gak. Right now we are getting some showers and thunder and lightning and coming near frostburg. To the east of washington a couple showers in Anne Arundel County south of annapolis. Those are crossing the bay, headed over to the Eastern Shore. A few sprinkles here in southern Prince Georges County. Thats a tracking east as well. Temperatures are muggy and mild. Near 80 degrees right now. The feels like well, it is oppressive humidity. But it will be dropping overnigh
Spokesman said trump has not offered him the post of housing and urbancretary. Here is dr. Carson talking about the potential position. Dr. Carson, now they are interested in having you if this is right to be a hud secretary. Would you be interested in that . Well, you know, our inner cities are in terrible shape. They definitely need real attention. There have been so many promised made over last several decades. Nothing has been done. It certainly its something that has been a longterm interest of mine. Has it been offered . We have had offers, yes. Is it the hud position . I would say that was one of the offers thats on the table. No further who is on first . Who is at hud . The problem is, he does not like not telling the truth. When you are asked directly, i sense it happened but he doesnt play the game. Hes a surgeon that is a great person that got an offer. There is no place for hon he isty honesty. He accepted the job and then a couple minutes later on the way down, no, no, no,