The MSNBC Public Education Forum Was Terrific!
Hats off to Randi Weingarten and Lily Eskelsen Garcia for organizing today’s MSNBC Public Education Forum!
It was a wonderful event, and it was thrilling to see all of the major Democratic candidates competing to win the support of America’s millions of teachers, vowing their love for teachers and their dedication to public schools.
Best of all was that they all recognized that the United States has been underinvesting in education for years, and they pledged to reverse that policy.
It was wonderful to hear the candidates speak about the importance of public education.
It was good to hear Joe Biden attack standardized testing (he forgot all about Race to the Top, as did everyone else).
I was disappointed that Rehema Ellis of NBC asked almost every candidate about NAEP scores, distorting CONTINUE READING: The MSNBC Public Education Forum Was Terrific! | Diane Ravitch's blog
