So much for education being a key issue in the debate, it seems. In
recent speeches to NAACP, we see that ....
....both McCain and Obama sup****t teacher performance pay (opposed by
the unions).
....both McCain and Obama sup****t charter schools (opposed by the
unions).
....both McCain and Obama sup****t NCLB. McCain says he will fully fund
it, while Obama says he will INCREASE funding for it (despite liberal
opposition to it).
....neither McCain and Obama want NCLB to stay the same but plan on
fixing any flaws it may have.
....McCain said he sup****ts voucher programs, while Obama recently was
condemned by the left for sup****ting government funds being given to
faith-based programs (which...I would assume...would include schools,
unless he is lying about it being ok to give government funds to
religious groups). Indeed, here's an article from May of this year
where Obama SUP****TED the idea of voucher programs...
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749401
....McCain said he sup****ts alternative certification programs (as if
he was the only one to sup****t such). However, Obama's own website
says....
"Recruit Teachers: Obama will create new Teacher Service Scholar****ps
that will cover four years of undergraduate or two years of graduate
teacher education, including high-quality alternative programs for mid-
career recruits in exchange for teaching for at least four years in a
high-need field or location." This would indicate sup****t by Obama
for alternative certification programs. Thus...both agree, again.
Indeed, Obama says in the scholastic article, above, that he will not
be held be bound by the teachers unions, and his language on the
issues (according to the article) has caused many teacher unions to
NOT endorse him.
So, it wouldn't seem to matter which of these candidates were elected
President, if their words can be believed. They would do the same
things in education, once there.
Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com
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