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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Hey CEOs! Get the Lead Out (of Flint)!

Hey CEOs! Get the Lead Out (of Flint)!:

Hey CEOs! Get the Lead Out (of Flint)!

Clean and dirty water samples with fresh and wilted leaves
What will the business philanthropists concerned about the education progress of our young people do about Flint?

For over 30 years, politicians and big business decided public schools were failing and nothing would do other than CEOs of huge corporations and the states take over. They told us they wanted to close the achievement gap in poor schools.

Well what about Flint’s children? If these wealthy individuals care so much, shouldn’t they be on the frontline?

Shouldn’t they be stepping up for the children who face learning disabilities—a likely outcome since they drank lead-tainted water?

Educators always tried to tell the wealthy CEOs it was the poverty holding children back—that teachers needed improved facilities and resources to do their jobs—and that poor Hey CEOs! Get the Lead Out (of Flint)!: