Taking ED in 08 on the Road in Nevada

I'm in Las Vegas today to launch the ED in 08 campaign in this early presidential primary state.

Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, State Senator Barbara Cegavske and Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid will join me in the Clark County Government Center in urging the presidential candidates to demonstrate real leadership and make our schools a top priority. This is a bipartisan group just like every other ED in 08 endeavor.

Why are schools so important to Nevada now?


Nearly half of the state's ninth-graders will not graduate from high school on time. Of those who do graduate, only 41 percent will earn a college degree ... at a time when 66 percent of new jobs require a college education.


These folks get it. They will help spread the word in their state.


How about you? Do you know what schools are like in your state? Look at our map on the ED in 08 Web site. Then you decide if you can sit out this election.