NCLB Foe's Trouble Could Impact Senate Race
Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Attorney General who filed the lawsuit against the No Child Left Behind Act, is running into problems of his own in his bid to claim the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, a Democrat.
Blumenthal may have inflated his experience in the military, in order to give the impression that he served in combat during the Vietnam War, according to this New York Times story. He'll be giving a press conference later on today to "fight back", according to his home state paper, the Hartford Courant.
Why does this matter for education?
Well, up until this point, Blumenthal was considered a very safe bet to beat the likely Republican nominee,
Blumenthal may have inflated his experience in the military, in order to give the impression that he served in combat during the Vietnam War, according to this New York Times story. He'll be giving a press conference later on today to "fight back", according to his home state paper, the Hartford Courant.
Why does this matter for education?
Well, up until this point, Blumenthal was considered a very safe bet to beat the likely Republican nominee,
