Booker Inspires Thousands at National Charter Schools Conference

We spent the last couple of days down in Atlanta for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' 2011 National Charter Schools Conference. We heard from amazing speakers, discussed ways to expand charter schools and school choice around the country, and rallied to fight back against the recent Georgia Supreme Court decision restricting charter school authorization in the state.

Check out our Twitter feed from June 20-22 to read our take on a number of the events.

Cory Booker addressed 4,000 attendees at the National
Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta, Ga. on June 21, 2011.

The conference highlight, though, was a speech given on Tuesday by Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker. You can watch the entire 20-minute speech here (Booker's portion begins at approximately 58:30), but we've provided an especially excellent portion after the jump (emphasis ours):

We're live tweeting the National Charter Schools Conference today and tomorrow!

We're at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta this week. To follow along, navigate over to our Twitter feed today and tomorrow, at www.twitter.com/SchoolChoiceNow.

Right now we're waiting to hear from Newark Mayor Cory Booker and President Bill Clinton! Stay tuned all day and tomorrow for the latest updates.

- American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, MAG