The church, although still officially banned from educating Cubans, established summer "training programs" for Cuban teachers, whose corps had been hit hard by talent leaving the island.
Eric Schwarz from Citizen Schools, Lucy Friedman from TASC, Dan Cardinali from Communities In Schools, and Lester Strong from Experience Corps discussed the way that national and community service brings much needed talent and leadership to schools, while boosting academic achievement.
The Philadelphia press corps, which is a shadow of its former self but which is still possessed of professionalism and talent, did a thorough job of covering the story from its inception.