Feingold seems to understand the following, whereas most

[Smarmie Doofus]

national DEMS do not:


>>>Teachers and local school districts should maintain control over decisions that affect our children's day-to-day classroom experiences. For this reason, I have opposed efforts by the federal government to establish a one-size-fits-all approach in federal education policy - bills like No Child Left Behind (NCLB). NCLB imposed a high stakes testing system on our schools that has caused some schools to narrow curriculum and focus heavily on test prep strategies to the exclusion of providing students with a well-rounded curriculum. >>>>>

Or ... perhaps he's just more honest.

Q. for Feingold-a-holics: is he also against RTTP?

I need to know... I've $$ to share.( Modest amount, but $$ nonetheless>) He needs it and I like him. But...... I gotta know about RTTP.


ALSO......

Graysonians: Where is he re RTTP, NCLB, Charters, etc. His website doesn't say. I want to help.

( BTW....Did you know Grayson's from the Bronx? I may have mentioned that a few hundred times.)

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Here's something from Education Week: (lost the link, dammit)

Congress may not be making adequately yearly progress towards the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, but that doesn't mean it's not on the minds of lawmakers who are locked in tight races for re-election.

Case in point? Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., who has long been a critic of the current version of the law, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. He introduced a whopping three ESEA-related bills over a two-day period. Feingold is fending off a tough re-election challenge from three GOP opponents, including plastics manufacturer Ron Johnson. (This poll has Feingold just 1 point ahead of Johnson.) So he may see this as a good time to remind people of his independence on ideas like education.

One of the bills seeks to give parents and community members a bigger role in determining how their schools use money provided under the School Improvement Grant program, which is aimed at turning around the bottom 5 percent of schools. It would require parents to be notified that their school is getting SIG money, and must choose from one of four school improvement models. Schools would have to get "meaningful" feedback from families before picking a model. And they would have to involve families in implementation.

Another Feingold bill, the Flexibility and Innovation in Education Act, was introduced with fellow NCLB detractor, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. That bill would allow schools to use measures other than standardized tests to demonstrate student achievement and allow states to use alternative accountability models, such as growth models (which are a pretty much a given at this point anyway).

[midnight]

2. K&R....

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Thanks JP, that helps a bit. But i'd be comfortable w. a little....

... more ( ahem) *data*.

So I'm going to give this thread a KICK.

[Angry Dragon]

4. I do not know where he stands

however, johnson is a poor human being. He cares nothing for people
only his pocket book.

[liskddksil]

5. Scott McAdams will be another Dem vote against the Ed Deformers

He knows a thing or two about local public schools, having been on the school-board before he became mayor of Sitka Alaska. He was even President of the Association of Alaska School Boards. he has stated his opposition to these federal education policies.

[Smarmie Doofus]

6. I'm impressed. Does he have a chance?

If lightning strikes , we'd actually have someone in the Senate who knows what he's talking about on Education.

But does he have a chance? What are the polls like?



From the website:


>>>>>Scott has more education experience than any other candidate
Earned his education degree in Alaska

Worked as a teacher and served as local and statewide school board president

Currently runs Sitka's Community Schools program

Active parent with three children in Alaska public schools


Scott knows the importance of strong public schools and how they work
Believes student success depends on parents, teachers and principals working together

Has rolled up his sleeves and written school budgets

Will not waste time on frivolous bumper-sticker "solutions"


Scott has a common-sense approach to improving education
Return local control to Alaska educators, families and students

Strengthen recruitment, training and retention of teachers and principals

Promote more PE to keep our students healthy and ready to learn


Scott McAdams' Five-Point Plan for Alaska Education Reform

Overhaul federal education law to make it work for Alaska, not Washington D.C.
Fewer one-size-fits-all rules and more flexibility that recognizes Alaska's unique geography, language and culture

If schools fall behind don't punish them or fire the staff - unlike President Obama's proposal, Scott McAdams will give struggling schools the resources they need to do better>>>>>>>>

[liskddksil]

7. It's anyones guess with Murkowski as a write-in and

the continuing implosion of Joe Miller campaign. He's running a strong campaign with effective ads, from what I've seen.