NEA Kicks Off 'School House to White House'
Program in New Hampshire

Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards answers questions from students at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, NH.

NEA's "School House to White House" initiative got underway in October with a visit by former Sen. John Edwards, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, to Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democratic presidential candidate, followed with a visit to a Manchester, NH, elementary school.

The NEA-sponsored "School House to the White House" initiative gives presidential candidates from both major political parties a chance to get a firsthand account of the challenges America's public school employees and their students face every day.

Edwards meets with Andrew Gushee, above, president of the Seacoast Education Association (NEA-New Hampshire) and other members.