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Marian Wright Edelman: Bush Leaving Kids Behind

NPR

Published October 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Washington, D.C.-based Children's Defense Fund, about her belief that many children are being "left behind" despite the White House slogan "Leave No Child Left Behind."

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