Former Colorado Governor and L.A. Superintendent Roy Romer has a guest blogger today. (I can honestly say that I never, ever imagined that I would type the previous sentence. Shows how the blog thing has really taken off.)
But Romer's guest at Ed in 08, Fred Bramante, of New Hampshire, wonders why three big television networks have hosted presidential debates and yet – despite a widely acknowledged education crisis facing the nation – questions have tended to center around creationism, gays in the military, and Scooter Libby.
It's a good point. Is it possible that we Americans don't really care about education when you get down to it (as long as our own kids are doing fine)? Or is the topic just too messy for us?