Will Obama have a mandate on education?
http://www.edexcellence.net/flypaper/index.php/2008/10/will-obama-have-a-mandate-on-education/A couple things that give me some hope that he will at least be willing to break new ground and be open to more bold reforms: His full throated support of charter schools and performance pay (actually pretty astonishing for a Democrat). While I like him and trust his judgment, it makes me a little nervous that he has not laid out a few more specifics on how how he will seek to reauthorize NCLB. Have you all heard anything? What do the advisors he is surrounding himself with mean?
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Brandon, I agree that education has been lacking in the Presidential race but that, of course, this is expected considering the recent economic 'crisis'. With that said, I am curious what Obama thinks about education and how he plans to increase funding while holding schools more 'accountable'. To me. that sounds like increased testing and (I think more effectively) increased standards for public schools. Is there any news on his stance on NCLB?
Also, I think it's interesting that he wants to spend on charter schools. I see these as eventually becoming part of the traditional public school system with too much federal funding.
And as for early childhood education, I like that but am not sure how early this might go. I think an early start is important but not necessarily in the traditional school setting. Kids need time to be kids, and I would worry that testing would get pushed younger and younger (as it has) if we start 'educating' three year olds.
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