Quite the trio

From the U.S. Department of Education:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Al Sharpton will join U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on a visit to Baltimore on Friday, Nov.13, as the second city the three of them will tour this fall to expose educational challenges, highlight bold reforms and rally support for greater transparency and accountability in all schools, higher learning standards, lifting restrictions on the growth of high-quality charter schools, turning around low-performing schools, and improving principal and teacher quality.