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
In my book right now for the school. Also, it had a positive staff recommendation for renewal as well. This school board, in earlier inkarnation approved the original charter. Do i do want to reiterate there are problems with Charter Schools. Whether you want to phrase it as pushing out students. Students do leave Charter Schools. They dont get pushed out to another charter, they get pushed out to another Public School, and we gladly take them, but if i push as a principal at my school, cleveland elementary school, and i pushed out a student, theyre not going to go to a Charter School, theyre going to go to another school. Theres no reciprocity, and that has to change. If Charter Schools can cancel out and have students leave for one reason or another thats not going to make it, its not fair that nonCharter Schools cant do the same. I think thats lost on a lot of people but that is fundamentally different thing, and it needs to change, but i will support this renewal. President walton
And your principal is really impressive. So i just dont want to close your door on her coming to work for the School District. If i could be open about and thats really what i believe as officials for this institution, what we have to be able to do is be up front and very focused and aggressive around getting the right people to work in our community. So i love james baldwin, too. You can teach it to the school, to the students as some of the other schools if youre looking for an opportunity. And the bars by the young man who rapped for us. So so you know, i want you all to know that we that i do listen, and i think its a very different thing to try to close an existing school and then open a new one. That is fu fundamentally different to me. Students in the high school, youre getting an up front view on how your local government work, and i invite you if you dont like the way we make the choices, to also run to be up here. That future is as available to you as it was to me. That was i
Who rapped for us. So so you know, i want you all to know that we that i do listen, and i think its a very different thing to try to close an existing school and then open a new one. That is fu fundamentally different to me. Students in the high school, youre getting an up front view on how your local government work, and i invite you if you dont like the way we make the choices, to also run to be up here. That future is as available to you as it was to me. That was instilled to me in thurgood maernrshall on the same side of the city. I want you to feel you have not aagency for improving schools in your community, for those reasons, i plan to support the staffs recommendation to approve the charter. President Walton Commissioner sanchez, then Vice President mendozamcdonnell. Commissioner sanchez thank you, president. Thank you, Kipp High School college prep. Youre awesome. For the similar reason, im going to vote to approve the charter renewal. Commissioner cook, it is fundamentally di