Reply #62: Ted Kennedy wanted to improve education...

[YvonneCa]

...as does President Obama. From what I have read, Caroline Kennedy has also been quite involved in NYC schools. These people are my HEROES. I share their goal of finally getting education right. It is their method that is wrong.

Sadly, Mayor Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Tony Alvarado and others in the education reform movement have had the 'ear' of my heroes.There is more to be said about how to fix our school by educators who KNOW:

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/people/q_and_a/article_cc1c3c76-809e-11df-aa3d-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.booktv.org/Watch/11386/After+Words+Diane+Ravitch+The+Death+and+Life+of+the+Great+American+School+System+interviewed+by+Valerie+Strauss+Washington+Post.aspx


I would hope that all my Democratic party heroes are open-minded enough to hear ALL the voices...including educators. California is not NYC...or Chicago...or Washington DC. During Obama's campaign I listened intently for his view on education. He often talked about fixing our schools...my goal too...but expressed few details until after the election. His appointment of Duncan spoke VOLUMES.

The good news is, it is NOT too late for him to support teachers and get education reform right. I still have hope. ;)