Rod Paige Department of Education Visits Baton Rouge, LA

The former secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, Mr. Paige visited Baton Rouge on Monday. Glad to have you Mr. Paige. He says that he knows why black students perform low. Mr. Paige believes that perform low because of complacent black leaders.

Of course I disagree with Mr. Paige. The problem does not rest upon the shoulders of a few leaders that happen to be African American. It is society as a whole that must work to address this problem. Of course he was trying to sell his book.

A few of my thoughts.:

• Public education continues to be underfunded and as an result of this problem quality lower salaries are not attracting quality teachers.
• State continue to increase corrections budgets
• Did Mr. Paige ever think of the environment of an urban public school student vs. suburban public school or private school students? HOW CAN WE FIX THAT?
  

Britton Loftin