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John McCain
Barack Obama
- Obama's Education Platform
- Needless Orthodoxy Left Behind, Boston Globe Editorial, September 15, 2008
- Welcome Voices for Choice, The Post and Courier Editorial, Charleston, September 13, 2008
- Obama Vows to Double Funding for Charter Schools, AP, September 9, 2008
- ... more News.
McCain / Obama Match-up
- In Rush to White House, 'No Child' Is Left Behind, Washington Post, September 15, 2008
- McCain, Obama Advisers Spar on Education Reform, NewsHour, PBS, September 10, 2008
- Obama, McCain Push Different Visions for Schools, Teachers and Students, NewsHour Extra, PBS, September 12, 2008
- Obama's Education Defense, New York Sun Editorial, September 10, 2008
- Obama, McCain Spar on Education, Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2008
- ... more News.
Unions
- Teachers Union Initiates School Reform Plan, USA Today, September 10, 2008
- NEA Boss Praises Gov. Sarah Palin, Washington Times Op-Ed, September 8, 2008
- 24/7 School Reform, New York Times, September 5, 2008
- Democrats, Teachers Unions Now Divided on Many Issues, USA Today, September 2, 2008
- ... more News.
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The Paper Tiger Exposed
 Election results are in, and teacher-union endorsed candidates fell to more reform-minded candidates in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. Despite their reputation as power brokers with deep pockets, the teachers unions are only as powerful as we let them be. Got edspresso?
Education Reform Election Center
 How did education reform fare in races around the country? Find out how committed the winning candidates are - or aren't - to substantial education reform, with a federal and state scorecard of election results.
Where Do They Stand? Candidate Education Reform Survey
 In an effort to gain the support of the increasingly vocal and bi-partisan education reform movement, campaigns are touting their reform-ness. CER surveys the candidates to find out where they really stand.
Stay tuned for CER's 2008 Voter's Guide.
Politics, Education and America's Achievement Crisis
Two-thirds of all young people in the U.S. are unable to read, write or do math proficiently by the 4th grade - yet nearly half of Americans give their schools high marks. Although the presidential campaigns may ignore it, much work is needed - including strong coverage by the media.
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