Education Law

Condoleezza Rice pens new memoir and promotes the value of education

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has just released a memoir, Extraordinary, Ordinary People.  Surprisingly, instead of focusing on her years on the world stage, Rice explores her childhood in segregated Birmingham, Ala. during the 1960s in this book.

BoardBuzz was interested to note that her mother was a teacher and her father a guidance counselor.  Rice highlights the fact that she lived in a community of teachers where education was very important and she credits this with helping her become a confident and successful adult.

The Booklist review, excerpted on Amazon.com, calls this book ?a frank, poignant and lovely portrait of a family? living through ??turbulent changes in American society.?

BoardBuzz was pleased to see Rice also emphasize the importance of education in a recent interview on the Pittsburgh Urban Media website. Asked how she can put her education and experience to work for others, Rice replies, ??I think it is a part of public service to help young people find their way?I?ve been very involved in K-12 education issues. I started a program back in 1992 called the Center for a New Generation, an afterschool enrichment program. I really do fervently believe that every child deserves to have the kind of access to educational opportunities?that I had.?

Rice will be the General Session speaker on Saturday, April 9, at the 2011 NSBA Annual Conference in San Francisco, where she will share her thoughts with attendees on education and the world today.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on October 18, 2010 (boomark / email).