EducationPresident

A Hub for Education-related Presidential election information in 2008

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

EducationPresident

~Presidential Campaigns 2008~

Comparing Education Policies

Education Policy is vitally important, but it can get lost in the campaign. This webpage seeks to keep Education in the spotlight this election, by providing comprehensive links to information from candidates and commentators.

Direct links are provided below to the policies and statements of the major, minor and independent presidential candidates on Education Policy only.

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Candidates’ Statements on Education Policy

Democrat: Barack Obama

Education Policies

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQRGpAPnfjE

Answers to questions by education.com

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Barack_Obama/

Compilation by On the Issues

http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Education.htm

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Minor Parties and Independents on Education Policy

Prohibition party

Homepage

http://www.prohibition.org/

Socialist party

Homepage

http://www.votebrianmoore.com/

Party for Socialism and Liberation

Education

http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7939

John Taylor Bowles

Homepage

http://www.bowlesforpresident.com/

Jon Greenspon

Homepage

http://jonathontheimpalerforpresident2008.blogspot.com/

Steve Kissing

Homepage

http://www.kissing4prez.org/

Brad Lord-Leutwyler

On Education

http://www.georgekunz.org/vote2/education.htm

Tom Millican

Homepage

http://www.tommillican.com/

Jackson Kirk Grimes

Education positions

http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=15772#11157

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Education Campaign ‘08 Blogs and Websites[1]

Education Election

http://edelection.blogspot.com

http://edelection.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-gives-his-take-on-education-at.html

Election Fever by Education.com http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Election_2008/

Education Week Campaign 08

http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/campaign08/index.html

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1998/10/21/08child2.h18.html

http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Few%2Findex.html&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Few%2Farticles%2F2008%2F07%2F30%2F44candidates.h27.html&levelId=2100&baddebt=false

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/08/29/02gop.h28.html

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/08/29/02dems.h28.html

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2008/09/the_education_agenda_candidate_1.html

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/09/05/03gop.html

Campaign K-12

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2008/05/mccains_new_rules_for_lobbyist.html

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2008/05/ed_in_08_from_nonpartisan_to_b.html

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2008/06/a_general_election_education_d.html

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2008/01/john_mccain_on_education_where.html

Ed in ’08 Strong American Schools

http://www.edin08.com/

http://www.edin08.com/AboutUs.aspx

On The Issues : Every Political Leader on every Issue (Education)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Education.htm#Headlines

Every Child Matters Education Fund

http://www.everychildmatters.org/2008/index.html

America’s Promise Alliance

http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=6378

http://www.americaspromise.org/CandidatesVideo.aspx?ref=google&gclid=CJvi3KTi3JICFSccagodpAoQ_g

Politicifact.com

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/subjects/education/

Campaign U: Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/

http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/1973/john-mccain-seeks-education-advice-from-jeb-bush

http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/2096/bowling-and-whiskey-get-more-of-the-campaign-spotlight-than-education-policy

My Election Choices (quiz)

http://www.myelectionchoices.com/survey/start.cfm

Select 2008 Policy Comparison Quiz Site

http://www.select2008.com/

Accuracy in Media Covering Education in ‘08

http://www.aim.org/aim-column/covering-education-in-2008/

Care2

http://www.care2.com/politics/issues/education/

Swift and Change Able

http://swiftandchangeable.org/index.php/2008/05/29/obama-on-what-s-possible-in-denver?blog=2

Roy’s Account

http://roysaccount.blogspot.com/2008/05/senator-obama-on-education.html

Out in Left Field

http://oilf.blogspot.com/2008/03/presidential-platforms-on-math-science.html

Physics Today Science Education

http://blogs.physicstoday.org/politics08/education.html

Weblog-Ed

http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/an-education-president/

Pennlive.com

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/120742980335330.xml&coll=1

Huffington Post: Dan Brown

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-brown/presidential-candidates-o_b_46008.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-brown/presidential-candidates-o_b_45399.html

Gary Stager

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-stager/the-surge-against-first-g_b_100456.html

US News.com

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/08/whom-the-candidates-listen-to-on-education.html

College Costs Figure CNBC

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23693103/

Education Policy Blog

http://educationpolicyblog.blogspot.com/

Political Base : Education

http://www.politicalbase.com/issues/&catId=11

CNN Politics

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.education.html

Project Vote Smart

http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm

America.gov Candidates on the Issues

http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/issues.html#education

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

(Vote on Cloture to Motion to Proceed)

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2008-110

The Left Coaster Education Archives

http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/cat_education.php

BBC Schools lose in White House race

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7380382.stm

DMI Blog

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/08/what_we_need_from_an_education_1.html

CourierPress

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/may/04/clinton-obama-share-answers-on-education-require/

Sigmund Carl and Alfred

http://sigcarlfred.blogspot.com/2008/05/age-of-educational-romanticism-on.html

ICEUFT

http://iceuftblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/who-should-we-endorse-for-president.html

Education Notes Online

http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2008/05/more-obama-from-fiorillo-and-schmidt.html

NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1967923

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91842072&ft=1&f=1102

Scholastic Administrator

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749401

http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/

Open Education Net

http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/03/presidential-campaign-candidates-lack-vision/

The American Prospect

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_case_of_the_missing_education_policy

New York Times, Bob Hebert

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/opinion/22herbert.html?_r=3&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/us/12education.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/opinion/l17brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/the-early-word-mccain-tackles-education-reform

AZCentral.com

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/05/20/20080520mccainkeegan0517.html

Kmac Blog

http://kmac.blogs.com/kmac/2008/06/short-sighted.html

Nikki Richards

http://nikkirichards.blogspot.com/2008/06/issues-education.html

Literacy President

http://www.litpresident.org/index.html#top

Washington Post

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/12/from_testing_to_merit_pay_mcca.html

http://youthvote.washingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/obama_campaign_fails_to_update_higher_education_policy/

AJC.com

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/06/16/who_will_be_the.html

The American

http://www.american.com/archive/2008/june-06-08/the-problem-with-obama2019s-tuition-tax-credit

The Pendulum

http://www.elon.edu/pendulum/Story.aspx?id=670

Steve Diamond

http://globallabor.blogspot.com/2008/07/wither-teachers-unions-obamaayers-link.html

USA Today: On Politics

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/mostly-cheers-b.html

Politicususa

http://www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-Education-nea

Time

http://thepage.time.com/pool-reporttranscript-of-obamas-nea-speech

Associated Press

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gM5nKVLf0NEpBTu6gxGHki2ojLfQD91SO96O0

Newsweek

http://www.newsweek.com/id/145843

Eduwonk

http://www.eduwonk.com/

Democrats for Educational Reform

http://www.dfer.org/

ABC News

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/como-se-dice-ob.html

Guardian.Co.UK

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/16/johnmccain.uselections2008

Jeff Berkowitz

http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/07/better-than-pbs-news-hour-berkowitz.html

Inside Higher Ed

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/25/candidates

Schargel

http://www.schargel.com/?p=185

NASFAA

http://www.nasfaa.org/publications/2008/awpolicy072508.html

Edublog

http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/06/17/an-education-president-for-the-21st-century/#comment-93881

Chron.com

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5897233.html

Capitol Hill Blue

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/10083

PajamasMedia

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-to-do-list-for-the-next-education-president/

Carpetbagger

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/16418.html

US News

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/8/22/voters-favor-obama-over-mccain-on-education.html

My DD blog

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/8/24/151038/782

NY Sun

http://www.nysun.com/national/mystery-emerges-on-where-obama-stands-in/84433

Tongue in Cheek

http://tongue-cheek.blogspot.com/2008/08/accountability-making-us-stupider-since.html

Philidelphia Enquirer

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20080831_Editorial__Addressing_Education_Policy.html

Senioritis Blog

http://marisasasenior.blogspot.com/2008/09/obama-on-education.html

City Journal

http://www.city-journal.org/2008/eon0912cs.html

Honest Opinion.com

http://honest-opinion.com/2008/09/21/presidential-campaign-2008/

NY Sun: Candidates Grade Each Other on Education

http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-mccain-marched-with-the-ideologues/85476/

Alliance for Excellent Education

http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/five_priorities

Brazil Times

http://www.thebraziltimes.com/blogs/1193/entry/20917/

MSNBC

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1425825.aspx


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