Is ESEA a Voting Issue?
For years now, we have heard how "education" is a top-five political issue for most Americans, usually falling behind the economy, jobs, and healthcare in terms of importance. Despite its standing, though, most election results have shown that K-12 education issues simply are not deciding factors when one steps into the voter booth, particularly when we are casting votes for offices like U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator (and, of course, President).
As much as we may want education to be a voting issue on the national level, it simply is not (and the good folks at Ed in '08 can back us up here). Education is perceived by many to be a local issue, a topic best controlled by local school boards, city councils, and mayors. We may need some state legislatures and governors to weigh in, particularly with the checkbook, but education simply is not seen as a national issue. Even during the height of No Child Left Behind, we simply didn't see national elections decided, or even
As much as we may want education to be a voting issue on the national level, it simply is not (and the good folks at Ed in '08 can back us up here). Education is perceived by many to be a local issue, a topic best controlled by local school boards, city councils, and mayors. We may need some state legislatures and governors to weigh in, particularly with the checkbook, but education simply is not seen as a national issue. Even during the height of No Child Left Behind, we simply didn't see national elections decided, or even
Around the Edu-Horn, July 14, 2010
RT @ewrobelen As of today, half the states have OK'd the new common standards. S.C. is the latest to sign on:http://bit.ly/9MabsW
Teaching principals to save schools -- http://tinyurl.com/285ba7n
For-profits, e-learning, and K12 schools, oh my! http://tinyurl.com/2amxxez
DC elementary school test scores decline; middle, high schools rise -- http://tinyurl.com/2a6olr8
Are Latino students being shortchanged? http://tinyurl.com/2fonv8r
Teaching principals to save schools -- http://tinyurl.com/285ba7n
For-profits, e-learning, and K12 schools, oh my! http://tinyurl.com/2amxxez
DC elementary school test scores decline; middle, high schools rise -- http://tinyurl.com/2a6olr8
Are Latino students being shortchanged? http://tinyurl.com/2fonv8r