{"id":2091,"date":"2011-05-03T09:13:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/rev-george-bennett-speaks-for-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-05-03T09:13:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:13:35","slug":"rev-george-bennett-speaks-for-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/rev-george-bennett-speaks-for-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Rev. George Bennett speaks for CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5683760126\/in\/set-72157626637902940\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5107\/5683760126_81fc6d01fc_m.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nRev. George Bennett stated what he believes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nI&#8217;m on the CUEE board because<br \/>\nI believe a unified school system can better serve children<br \/>\nof our community, and particularly children in the city of Valdosta.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nGretchen Quarterman, chair of the<br \/>\nThe Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP),<br \/>\norganized a debate between proponents and opponents of unification of the<br \/>\nValdosta and Lowndes County School Systems.<br \/>\nHere, speaking for, is Dr. George Bennett, on the board of<br \/>\nCommunity Unification for Educational Excellence (CUEE).<\/p>\n<p>\nIn the first video, Dr. Bennett talks about his history with the Valdosta schools.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SgZOQH8mVug\"><br \/>\nPart 1 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SgZOQH8mVug\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nRev. George Bennett speaks for CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011 Part 1 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5683193667\/in\/set-72157626637902940\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5063\/5683193667_e02668642c_m.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nIn the second video, Dr. Bennett invites people to come Thursday night 5 May 2011<br \/>\nto a meeting at Valdosta City Hall annex for a planning meeting.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8W9O2kXxWk\"><br \/>\nPart 2 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8W9O2kXxWk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nRev. George Bennett speaks for CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011<br \/>\nPart 2 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\nIn the third video, Dr. Bennett says CUEE is not a program of the<br \/>\nChamber of Commerce, and he talks about Rusty Griffin.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQ2tAfWTwoY\"><br \/>\nPart 3 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQ2tAfWTwoY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nRev. George Bennett speaks for CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011<br \/>\nPart 3 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. George Bennett stated what he believes: I&#8217;m on the CUEE board because I believe a unified school system can better serve children of our community, and particularly children in the city of Valdosta. 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