With Fall upon us, time is grinding down before the election in November. This is going to be huge — and will hopefully bring forth some sort of change in our country. I know we need it. But this is about education, and the importance of knowing where your candidate stands on the issues regarding your (or your child’s) learning. Let’s examine the Democrat’s stance first!
Obama and Biden want to change Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” policy. They want to fund the law on it and they want to have different assessments of progress, other than standardized tests, which many many people seem to not do well on, despite how much they know or have learned. They also want to improve science education, which seems to be floundering because there aren’t as many qualified teachers for the subject. And the best part of the policy probably has to do with making college more affordable. Statistically, over 2 million people by the year 2012 will not attend college because they cannot afford it, and those that will go will come out with, on average, $19,000 in debt.
All of these things sound good to me! To learn more about the education reforms, go to Obama’s website and read up on the issue! Next up: McCain/Palin.
Tags: Barack Obama, democrats, education policy, joe biden, no child left behind, politics
