Tag Archives: McCain
The Candidates on the Issues
In handy list form! My votes: NCLB: Obama. I like that he’s actually noticed the giant, screaming design flaws that render the law practically useless. I wonder how McCain plans to use NCLB to measure individual achievement, considering that breaking … Continue reading
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The 6 to 14-year-old non-voting bloc totally in the tank for McCain
SIKE!!! In Nickelodeon’s Kids Pick the President election, the Kids Picked Obama, by an oh-so-slim 51%. No surprise there, since the 51-49% breakdown is almost exactly what FiveThirtyEight is predicting for the 18+ popular vote, which includes these young citizens’ … Continue reading
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McCain doesn’t care about your babies.
Or so it would seem to examine his sparse-at-best “choice and competition” education policy. He holds up the D.C. voucher programs an example of the wonders school choice has on a troubled district. Problem: vouchers don’t work. Students tend not … Continue reading
