Tag: Manuel Sykes

10/17/2014 | By Travis Pillow

Black pastor (and former Democrat) explains support for school choice

 If there’s one thing Republicans have right, it’s about the power of competition to shake up unresponsive bureaucracies, including those that oversee public school systems. So says prominent African-American pastor Manuel Sykes, who had Tampa Bay political circles buzzing last week amid an announcement that he would be moving to... READ MORE
10/02/2014 | by Special to NextSteps
Politics of school choice getting complicated for FL Democrats
From the News Service of Florida: In a move that...
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03/04/2013 | by Special to NextSteps
Local NAACP president defends Sen. Rubio’s scholarship bill
Editor’s note: The Rev. Manuel Sykes is pastor of Bethel...
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