McCain v. Obama on education (World Magazine), Parents matter most (Wall Street Journal), Satrting a school when the right one doesn’t exist (New York Times), and more in today’s Morning Shots.
More “Morning Shots: August 29, 2008″
Dear Mr. Weaver,
I checked out the transcript of your speech, ‘as prepared for delivery,’ given at the DNC on Monday. Is this the actual speech you gave? If so, I am quite simply appalled.
Your first words are, “I am here today on behalf of 3.2 million NEA members to tell you why we support Barack Obama for President of the United States.” Wait a minute. It sounds as if all 3.2 million members of the NEA are supporting Obama. Then in the last sentence, you leave no doubt. “That, my friends, is why the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association are organized, energized and mobilized to help elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States of America.” This last statement is an outrage.
More “The Audacity of Reg (Larry Sand)”
Obama’s school choice (The Union Leader), New education priorities for Democrats (Education Week), All eyes on Paul Vallas in New Orleans (USA Today), and more in today’s Morning Shots.
More “Morning Shots: August 27, 2008″
Lesson Plan: Put Kids Over Teachers
Rocky Mountain News, CO, August 25, 2008
An eclectic mix of Democratic wunderkinds, tough-talking education reformers and one elder statesman - former Gov. Roy Romer - are challenging their party to step away from teachers unions and return to fighting for the educational rights of poor and minority children.
New Chief Seeks to Fix DC School System Where Others Failed
New York Times, NY, August 25, 2008
Just a year on the job, District of Columbia Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is making bold changes as she tries to accomplish what six would-be reformers in the past decade could not: rescue one of the nation’s most dysfunctional school districts.
More “Morning Shots: August 25, 2008″
Poll Gives Obama Edge on Improving Schools
Education Week, August 20, 2008
Jeanne Allen, the president of the Center for Education Reform in Washington, said Democrats may have an edge on the issue simply because Americans have little to go on in trying to determine how each candidate would proceed on education policy, because the campaign has featured so little discussion of it.
The (Non-)Politics of Education
The Carraboro Citizen, August 21, 2008
Think about the life-changing value of a good education. Where would most of us be without the educational opportunities we’ve had? Obviously, many of this year’s crop of issues are more urgent — but that doesn’t explain why education is never a top priority in a national election (or, for that matter, in state gubernatorial elections either).
More “Morning Shots: August 22, 2008″
