Thanks to those of you who turned out last night for our DFER fundraiser with Rep. James Clyburn (D-South Carolina,) the majority whip in the House of Representatives.
The crowd was twice as large as we were supposed to have for the event (sorry Boykin!), thanks to a surge from charter school teachers, many from Harlem Success Academy Charter School, where Clyburn met earlier in the afternoon visited some classrooms and met with parents (pictured here).
In his remarks, Clyburn – the highest-ranking African-American in Congress – discussed the importance of parental choice and innovation in education, and called for balance in the party's positions on education.
NY Sun blurb on his charter school visit is here.
Special thanks to our friends at the Council of Urban Professionals and 100 Black Men for making the event so special.