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Nutmegger

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Mon Nov-05-07 01:21 AM
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Edwards Talks Education in Iowa

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Democrat John Edwards on Sunday said there are two public school systems in America — one that's failing low-income students and the other catering to wealthier kids.

"Making sure that our schools work, and that they are not segregated based on race or economics, is a huge moral responsibility for the president of the United States," Edwards told a crowd of hundreds at the University of Northern Iowa during a presidential forum on education.

Edwards said the Bush administration has been "extraordinarily shortsighted" when it comes to making students globally competitive, slashing aid to students and funding to schools.

"If you just sort of watch the underbelly of the way the administration manages the federal budget, they are just constantly cutting away from those things," he said.

Full article: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htFx0ogy-JI9AtZUKL-KCJfYcjewD8SN4U2G0

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Czolgosz

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Mon Nov-05-07 09:00 AM
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1. nice!

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Mon Nov-05-07 11:17 AM
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2. Not an Edwards supporter...but I gotta'say ..

it's nice to hear candidates adressing education.Nice picture of Edwards, too.

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Mon Nov-05-07 01:24 PM
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3. There were almost 400 people in attendance and they would have stayed

longer just to keep asking him questions. It was a very good event for Senator Edwards. I was dissapointed in that nothing was said about early childhood education from birth to age three. Nobody seems to be focusing on child care settings and home based education and learning prior to pre-k. It's not just Edwards. :shrug:

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Mon Nov-05-07 08:51 PM
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4. I think the main focus right now

is to put right what has gone wrong with NCLB. My son is in first grade and he won't take any standardized test until the Third, but they are already using the (barf!) NCLB materials and gearing up for that Grade 3 test. As it is, he's taking 4 AR tests, one spelling test and one math test a week - and he's in First Grade. Until they fix what damage this has done (it kills me, my son used to love to read, it has now become a chore :( ) then the birth to age three can be addressed.

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Mon Nov-05-07 08:52 PM
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5. Thanks Nutmegger!

Some :thumbsup:, :kick: and a ton of these :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :hi:

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Tue Nov-06-07 01:43 AM
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8. You're welcome!

More bounce!

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Mon Nov-05-07 11:50 PM
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6. Thanks!

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Tue Nov-06-07 01:43 AM
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7. It's a pleasure.

And thank you! :hi:

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Czolgosz

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Tue Nov-06-07 09:43 AM
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9. k & r

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