Blacks' attitude toward education not what it used to be

A recent forum sponsored by the Kentucky Education Restoration Alliance (KERA) and held at Louisville's Kentucky Center for African American Heritage emphasized the need for education reform to again become part of the Civil Rights movement.

Walter Jones, associate pastor of the Baptized Pentecostal Baptist Church in Louisville and a former policy analyst for The Family Foundation, spoke about the need for the black community to elevate its attitudes about education and expectations for black students.

Jones used a personal reference to emphasize: There was a time when education was a higher priority in the black community.