Rod Paige's new book

Speaking of which, former education secretary Rod Paige BLASTS the civil rights leadership in this country in his new book, which looks AMAZING (I just ordered it; www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814415199/tilsoncapitalpar).  Here's Checker Finn's review:

Is America's civil-rights leadership looking out for the essential interests of African-American children? Former education secretary Rod Paige says no. His hard-hitting new book, The Black-White Achievement Gap, co-authored with Elaine Witty, is a trenchant, courageous, plainspoken indictment and cri de coeur.

Paige is appalled that the black-white achievement gap is as wide and persistent as it has proven to be. He correctly regards it as the principal impediment to the economic advancement, social strengthening, and full integration of African Americans. And he is outraged that such venerable organizations as the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus haven't made closing that gap their top priority.

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Closing the black-white achievement gap is the "greatest civil rights issue of our time," according to Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education. Watch this video to hear Paige discuss this problem and its solutions during a recent event at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he was joined by Hugh B. Price, former President and CEO of the National Urban League, as well as James Forman, Jr., a Professor at Georgetown Law school.