| Washington Post columnist Bill Raspberry spoke with a group of about 175 guests at the Poynter Institute Sept. 15 on the issue of education. Poynter President Karen Dunlap introduced Raspberry and Poynter Vice President and Senior Scholar Roy Peter Clark, who interviewed Raspberry on stage. Among the topics addressed by Raspberry was his own effort to improve early childhood education in his home town of Okolona, Miss. Sid Salter of The Clarion Ledger of Jackson, Miss. describes Raspberry's Baby Steps program in this June 12, 2005 article. To listen to the evening's proceedings, just click in any of the five boxes describing the audio segments above. |