Clinton+School Reform

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had two appointments in Ohio today. She first stoppded by John Hay High School and gave a speech to about 300 people. This school and school district, according to the US Census Bureau, is one of the struggling school districts in the nation. She says that if she were elected president, she was work to revise the "No Child Left Behind Act" from 2002. She quotes, "but one of the saddest parts about whats happening [with the No Child Left Behind] is that schools are cutting so much in their curricula because they are trying to keep up with demands in unfunded mandates." Her second stop was at Wilberforce University where she was the commencement speaker. This university is historically a black college dating back to 1856. She has urged the graduating class of 225 with 4000 in the crowd, "don't let anyone wear you down to the point where you believe it is not worth trying to change your society any longer." Her speech lasted 25 minutes and she touched upon several campaign issues such as Iraq. Her plan to pick up education has been viewed by many as her strongest point in the election so far.