The Morning Education team breaks down where Hillary Clinton's VP pick stands on education issues

The following was released by the American Federation of Teachers Friday, July 22 after Hillary Clinton selected Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate: Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s selection of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her vice presidential running mate: “The choice of…

by Mike Antonucci Intercepts July 20, 2016 Education never figures big in presidential campaigns, but Donald Trump Jr. used it to fire a salvo during his speech at the Republican National Convention yesterday evening. Our schools used to be an elevator to the middle class, now they’re stalled on the ground floor. They’re like Soviet-era…

Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of The Center for Education Reform, issued the following statement on presidential candidate Donald Trump's pick of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as potential running mate:

The Center for Education Reform (CER) today released the following statement from Jeanne Allen, founder and chief executive, applauding Hillary Clinton’s “innovation agenda” for higher education:

I usually like this term. It means we might as well bend some rules, if the need justifies it, and normally, this term is associated with good deeds. But, Secretary Arne Duncan’s attempt to start creatively non-complying with NCLB may not be about good deeds, as much as he suggests it is. Throughout the weekend,…

This morning Robert Teegarden brought Mike Antonucci's first dispatch from the AFT conference in Boston to my attention.  Our thoughts on Resolution 52, submitted by the Chicago Teachers Union, are below the fold. 

Whoa:As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stumped across Los Angeles on Thursday to drum up support for his proposed takeover of the public schools, Supt. Roy Romer unleashed a stinging rebuke of the mayor and a forceful defense of the embattled school district. Romer lashed out at Villaraigosa, challenging the frequent attacks the mayor has leveled against…

It seems striking that a so-called national study comes out debunking the superiority of private schools to union schools within days that the Administration introduces a voucher-type remedy to that same inferiority.  Hmmmm.  Coincidence?  Probably.  Intended?  Maybe.  But flawed?  Absolutely.  Read the cautions by the authors.  Read their warnings.  Were any of those caveats posted…

Based on these remarks, it appears President Bush is going to put quite a bit of weight behind the federal school choice bill:I strongly believe that parental involvement is important for our school systems.And I strongly believe a parent knows what's best for his or her child.That's what I believe.And therefore, when we find schools…