Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Near Silence on Education at First Democratic Debate | gadflyonthewallblog

Near Silence on Education at First Democratic Debate | gadflyonthewallblog:

Near Silence on Education at First Democratic Debate






None.
Null.
Nada.
That’s how many questions CNN anchors asked presidential hopefuls about America’s public schools at the first Democratic Debate.
Imagine if Anderson Cooper and company had been silent on Climate Change. The candidates would have brought it up anyway. Bernie Sanders actually did talk about the threat to the environment when asked a question about national defense.
Imagine if moderators had no questions about gun violence. Candidates competed with each other to demonstrate which took a stronger stance against the National Rifle Association.
Imagine if no one asked about finance reform. On that stage each candidate tried to position his or herself as the new sheriff of Wall Street.
But when it comes to one of the most important issues of the day – our children’s struggling schools – the media apparently thought it was of no interest to the viewing public.
Admittedly both Hillary Clinton and Sanders briefly brought it up when asked about Near Silence on Education at First Democratic Debate | gadflyonthewallblog: