So, the Democratic presidential candidates had a debate. And yeah, we would have liked more of a shout-out for education, which consistently tops voters’ lists of domestic concerns.
But it’s still a long ways to November 2008, and those of us who care about kids and schools will get some undivided attention in the coming months. Stay [...]
Last week, Education Week hosted a live web chat on how NEA and the American Federation of Teachers are trying to influence the reauthorization of NCLB.
Who, us?
Joel Packer, NEA Education Policy and Practice director, represented NEA and showed off his legendary encyclopedia knowledge of the law. Packer expertly fielded questions on a host of topics such [...]
Though there is no proof of collusion, there’s plenty of appearance of impropriety: The Bushes and McGraws have been vacationing together since the 1930s. Harold McGraw III is a member of the Bush Administration’s Business Roundtable as well as part of G.W. Bush’s transition team at the White House. Other “for-profit” educational businesses have profited from the law: Harcourt Assessment, NCS Pearson, Riverside (Houghton Mifflin), and Educational Testing Service, who dominate the K-12 achievement test market. Many of the same companies that provide testing materials also supply textbooks and other curricular materials.
President Bill Clinton — who once lurved the idea of annual testing – reverses himself, according to Ed Week (registration required). The former prez says if he were still in charge, he’d be makin’ some changes to NCLB.
“You don’t need to test every child, every year,” Clinton told the National School Boards Association folks at their annual [...]
Here’s what I’m TiVoing tonight. South Carolina teachers will also be tuning in to see if they get a shout-out. The South Carolina Education Association just launched a statewide radio advertising campaign to get the Democratic presidential candidates to move education to the top of the domestic agenda.
“The Democratic candidates for President owe it to all of us [...]
