Edwards touts education proposals
Published: Thu, Oct. 11, 2007 02:31PM
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closeDARLINGTON, S.C. - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards touted his education proposals at the start of a daylong visit to South Carolina today.
Speaking to around 1,200 students and teachers at Darlington High School, the former North Carolina senator outlined a series of proposals, including a national teaching university.
Comparing the university to West Point, he said students would get a free education in exchange for a commitment to teach in public schools.
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Edwards was an hour late for his appearance and blamed plane troubles.
Education and rural development are expected to be themes as he continues traveling along one of South Carolina's poorest corridors.
"Fifty years - more than 50 years - after Brown vs. Board of Education, we still have two public school systems in America," Edwards said. "We have one for the more affluent. And one for everybody else. And that's just not right."
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