My View: Education is missing in this election, and perhaps that’s a good thing – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs

My View: Education is missing in this election, and perhaps that’s a good thing – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs:

My View: Education is missing in this election, and perhaps that’s a good thing

By Gene Carter, Special to CNN

Editor’s note: Gene Carter is CEO and executive director ofASCD, an international education leadership association with 150,000 members—superintendents, principals, teachers, professors, and advocates — in more than 145 countries. A veteran educator with experience as a teacher, administrator, superintendent and university professor, Carter took over the helm of ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) in 1992.

As the 2012 presidential campaign builds to what appears to be an incredibly