Richmond school board member Tichi Pinkney-Eppes pens an op-ed [1] for the Richmond Times-Dispatch in which she embraces Ken Cuccinelli’s education reform proposal:
Giving our children a quality education should not be a partisan issue, which is why I — a lifelong Democrat — am supporting Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s K-12 Education Plan. The education of our children is the No. 1 issue for me, and the attorney general’s plan would significantly improve Virginia’s education system by giving students and parents more options.
The goal of Cuccinelli’s plan is to make certain every student has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they are from or how much money their parents bring home every year. In the plan, he addresses the serious issues that plague our school systems and empowers parents to make the decisions that are best for their children.
This is exactly the sort of juice Cuccinelli needs for his education ideas — all the better coming from a Democrat (with a temper [2]).
The Cuccinelli campaign will hold a forum at a public school in Eppes’ district to discuss his plans tonight [3] at 6:30 PM.