Bush-Obama Education Plan

There is a bipartisan tradition to appoint to the post of Secretary of Education someone who has no experience teaching beyond a few college courses and believes the best way to improve education is to cut funding and get tough on teachers and their unions. Certainly Obama has continued this tradition. The only public comment Obama has made on education (not counting generalities and sound-bites) praised a principal for firing teachers. If we are serious about addressing declining educational standards then those with no educational experience or background have to stop blaming, micromanaging, and underfunding teachers. We cannot "win the future" as Obama says he wants by underfunding and disrespecting teachers.

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