Romney Outlines 'Education Crisis,' Seeks To Paint Obama As Union Apologist
In a week-long series of campaign activities that began Wednesday with an address to the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is taking on the issue of the state of the nation's schools.
"Too many dreams are never realized because our education system is failing," Romney said, according to prepared remarks. "We are in the midst of a national education emergency. The only reason we don't hear more about it is because our economic troubles have taken our national attention away from the classroom."
Romney will push for school vouchers, deregulating and expanding charter and online schools and a lighter federal hand in education. In the broader sense, Romney's message on schools is one that seeks to paint President Barack Obama as wholly beholden to special interests in a way that prevents him from governing on children's behalf.
For the last year, followers of the 2012 presidential campaign have heard very little from candidates on the topic
"Too many dreams are never realized because our education system is failing," Romney said, according to prepared remarks. "We are in the midst of a national education emergency. The only reason we don't hear more about it is because our economic troubles have taken our national attention away from the classroom."
Romney will push for school vouchers, deregulating and expanding charter and online schools and a lighter federal hand in education. In the broader sense, Romney's message on schools is one that seeks to paint President Barack Obama as wholly beholden to special interests in a way that prevents him from governing on children's behalf.
For the last year, followers of the 2012 presidential campaign have heard very little from candidates on the topic