AMERICUS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter’s path to the presidency started as a school board member, and his legacy still lingers in the schools where he launched his political career.
Take what happened at Sumter County High School in Americus this week. Dozens of civic, business and education leaders met for a discussion, planned months in advance, on the role that education plays in promoting rural prosperity.
But before they dug into a lunch prepared by culinary students, they paused to send prayers to Carter, who remains at home in hospice care.
