Two New Coalitions Seek Influence on Campaigns

Autor/in	Hoff, David J.
Titel	Two New Coalitions Seek Influence on Campaigns
Quelle	In: Education Week, 27 (2008) 42, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; Political Campaigns; Public Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Accountability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Schulleistung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Verantwortung
Abstract	Should schools be held primarily responsible for improving student achievement, or do they need help from health and social programs to ensure their students' success? Two sets of prominent educators and policy leaders released statements last June 2008 emphasizing different answers to that question. Both groups acted with the same purpose: to inform and highlight the debate over education in the 2008 presidential campaign and to influence the future of the No Child Left Behind Act and other policies of the next president. Leaders of the groups said release of their statements on consecutive days was a coincidence after months of work. Their unveiling one week after the end of presidential-primary season was a sign that advocates hope to raise the level of debate over education in the general election. In the primaries, education played a low-key role in the debates and speeches of the candidates. The leaders of both groups hope to change that low profile now that Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are preparing for the November 4 election. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10