KIPP-Ujima Village Academy was among three Baltimore schools visited by a seeming political "odd couple" as former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and political activist Al Sharpton on their multi-city tour of schools. The tour is designed to promote bi-partisan support for future education legislation.
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"Conservative Newt Gingrich and liberal Al Sharpton agree. And, they are using that headline to draw attention to the problems with U.S. schools. On Friday, the two political leaders spent the day with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visiting three schools in Baltimore, talking to students and educators about what makes schools better."
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