Despite ideological differences, three gubernatorial veterans in the 2008 presidential race share some experiences in dealing with education.
December 17, 2007
Republican presidential contenders Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney squared off on college tuition for undocumented immigrant students during last week’s CNN/YouTube debate.
December 4, 2007
Most analysts have seen little evidence that the Ed in '08 campaign is succeeding in giving education a high profile in the presidential race.
December 3, 2007
Democratic presidential contenders gave their opinions on merit pay for teachers at a recent event.
November 27, 2007
The candidates for the 2008 presidential nominations have not been as detailed about education policy as in some recent elections. But that doesn’t mean the stakes aren’t high.
November 6, 2007
The candidates discussed teacher pay at a recent debate in Iowa.
August 28, 2007
Will their rhetoric yield sound ideas for improving Washington’s role in school reform?, Bruce Fuller asks.
August 28, 2007
Business leaders are turning their attention to the 2008 presidential race and urging candidates in both parties to make prosperity through education a core piece of their platforms.
August 27, 2007
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said one of his biggest concerns about race relations involves education.
August 17, 2007, AP
Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd planned to unveil his ideas Thursday morning at the National Education Association of New Hampshire meeting in Bartlett, N.H.
August 9, 2007, AP
The commercials, paid for by Strong American Schools, will begin airing Friday in the Des Moines market.
August 3, 2007, AP
Addressing teachers and education advocates in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidate pledged to give public schools the resources needed to properly educate children.
August 1, 2007, AP
Education is falling off the nation’s priority list, Arthur Levine writes in this Education Week Commentary.
July 30, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has called for measures to strengthen education for poor children and make schools more economically diverse in order to fight poverty.
July 18, 2007, AP
Barack Obama used measured words in a speech to delegates at the National Education Association convention.
July 17, 2007
The seven Democratic candidates for president who trooped through the union's annual convention this week blasted the No Child Left Behind Act.
July 6, 2007
Mere mention of President Bush's signature education law elicited loud hisses and boos from the thousands of teachers on hand.
July 3, 2007, AP
Presidential candidates haven’t delved in any detail into school accountability issues in debates.
June 12, 2007
Candidates for and against school law bring it up in S.C. debate.
May 22, 2007
The 2008 Democratic presidential candidate criticizes the law for its effects on school testing and curriculum.
May 8, 2007
The 2008 presidential candidate says the law narrows schools’ curricula and relies too heavily on standardized tests.
April 27, 2007
Presidential candidates have offered few specifics so far on K-12 policy proposals.
April 10, 2007
In the 1990s, Mr. Obama led a privately funded school reform initiative—an experience that shaped the Illinois senator's perspective on the critical importance of principals and teachers.
March 6, 2007
