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                     10TH AFRICA FEST ANNIVERSARY


                     SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008,


                       WARNER PARK 11AM – 7PM

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From the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121720068489088381.html?mod=djemEditorialPage

 REVIEW & OUTLOOK
	
The Greatest Scandal
July 28, 2008; Page A14

From the article: "The profound failure of inner-city public schools to teach children may be the nation's greatest scandal. The differences between the two Presidential candidates on this could hardly be more stark. John McCain is calling for alternatives to the system; Barack Obama wants the kids to stay within that system....On recent evidence, the Democrat Party's policy on these alternatives is simply massive opposition.

Congressional Democrats have refused to reauthorize the D.C. voucher program and are threatening to kill it. Last month, Philadelphia's school reform commission voted to seize six schools from outside managers, including four from Edison. In L.A., local school board members oppose the expansion of charters even though seven in 10 charters in the district outperform their neighborhood peers.

It's well known that the force calling the Democratic tune here is the teachers unions. Earlier this month, Senator Obama accepted the endorsement of the National Education Association, the largest teachers union. Speaking recently before the American Federation of Teachers, he described the alternative efforts as "tired rhetoric about vouchers and school choice."

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