Talking Teaching

Some interesting proposals this week from presidential hopeful, Bill Richardson. Will this be the issue that bumps him higher in the eyes of voters? It all depends on how they perceive America's education system to be doing.  If you're at all close to the subject, you realize that it's in pretty bad shape.  Not because of the teachers, but because of the rules, the regulation and the system. It seems that Richardson wants to change all of that -

Making America's Schools Work

Yesterday at Manchester West High School (NH), Governor Bill Richardson unveiled his plan for making America's schools work. Governor Richardson was introduced by former Manchester Mayor Robert Baines, who has endorsed him, and was principal of West for 20 years. In the speech, Governor Richardson spoke of bold reform of our education system, and continued his call for scrapping No Child Left Behind. "Education is the spark that lights minds. As we ignite schools across the country, we can kindle a great fire of learning that will light the way to the future. We must begin with educating our young people, but we cannot stop there. Learning should not end at eighteen. And every American must have [...]

Follow the link and read all the details, point-by-point, about his proposal. Then, try to explain to me why you had to wait to find out about this by reading it here. 

UPDATE:  More support from the blogosphere -

Bill Richardson: Finally An Education President

Is it possible? Finally, an "Education President"? Yesterday, by speech and position paper, Governor Bill Richardson laid out his education plan. By every objective standard, Richardson's plan is the most aggressive education initiative of all the Democratic candidates. Sound familiar? His position on ending the war in Iraq is the most aggressive of [...]

Tags: Bill Richardson, Education, Teachers, No Child Left Behind

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