E-mail a friendMarch 27, 2007
Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman says if leaders don't vote for health care for children, we shouldn't vote for them. Former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige comments on the influence of teachers' unions.
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman is known for her work on behalf of children and the disadvantaged. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, MS, was counsel for the Poor People's Campaign and founded a public interest law firm, the Washington Research Project, from which grew the powerful lobby, the Children's Defense Fund. She's written many articles and books, including an autobiographical New York Times best seller.
Dr. Rod Paige
Dr. Rod Paige
The son of a principal and a librarian, Dr. Rod Paige has always been committed to public education. Before becoming the 7th U.S. Secretary of Education, he taught school, served as a Texas Southern University dean and helmed the Houston school system. His experience as a practitioner paid off in helping to get the No Child Left Behind Act passed. Paige resigned in '05 and is now Chairman of Chartwell Education Group. In his book, The War Against Hope, he discusses education reform.