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Rumors point to Duncan for education secretary
Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by admin.
In case you’ve been biting your nails over the next secretary of education…
The New York Times’ Sam Dillon says President-elect Obama will announce Arne Duncan, superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, as education secretary tomorrow.
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Education making national headlines
Posted on 10. Sep, 2008 by admin.
Posted by Michael
Ed in ’08’s goal of elevating the need for education reform in our nation’s political dialogue is making headway this week. Both Senator Obama and Senator McCain are speaking about their plans to strengthen our nation’s education system.
Yesterday, we posted a Youtube clip from Sen. Obama about education. Today, Sen. McCain has released a response to the ad. I hope we see few of these 30-second ads that don’t advance the discussion on the challenges and opportunities we face in education reform.
Instead, we should focus on the issues and what both candidates propose to do if elected. CNN has devoted a page that compares the two candidates on education. What should excite education advocates in Washington state the most is Sen. Obama’s call to invest $10 billion into early education, particularly Early Head Start.
Let’s hope both candidates keep up the intensity we’re seeing this week on education in the remaining weeks of the election.
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Sen. Obama’s new education ad
Posted on 09. Sep, 2008 by admin.
Posted by Bonnie.
We’re state advocates first and foremost. That being said, watching how education plays out (or all too often doesn’t play out) in the presidential debate is fascinating. Today Sen. Obama released a new ad focused on education. I say, YAHOO - finally education is entering the debate. We look forward to watching Sen. McCain’s response.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXb_ZXbIsi0&hl=en&fs=1]
