Former DNC Chairman Roy Romer, known in these parts as The Good Cop, wants us to let George Lucas' Edutopia know that we don't think the presidential candidates are talking enough about education. Writes Romer:
Many candidates have mentioned the need for strong public schools, but no one has really addressed how to improve K-12 education. We’ve heard plenty of talk about Pre-K education, but the benefits of early childhood ed fade out if kids go to weak schools. We’ve heard about college affordability, but almost a third of kids are unprepared for college. We’ve heard about local control and letting states decide, but we know it also takes strong presidential leadership to reform and improve K-12 schools.
On Friday I blogged about the opportunity the Democratic candidates had to be bold on education in their speeches before the National Urban League convention in St. Louis. You can watch the speeches yourself here and decide how much futher they have to go. My own feeling is that they are getting warmer, but still have a long way to go.