Education platforms and voting records
admin on October 13th, 2008
In Education Week’s upcoming issue, Andrew Trotter explores the particulars of the candidates’ proposals for improving the nation’s schools through technology. A couple of publications went deep into specifics of the presidential candidates’ education platforms and voting records this week. In a 14-question survey of McCain and Obama’s views on science, Popular Science magazine included this question:
4. A comparison of 15-year-olds in 30 wealthy nations found that average science scores among U.S. students ranked 17th, while average U.S. math scores ranked 24th. What role do you think the federal government should play in preparing K-12 students for the science and technology driven 21st Century?
The candidates gave their answers, and this week, writer Stuart Fox compares their answers on this question to their voting records. (Can’t help but love a lede with a Whitney Houston reference.)
