As discussed here at LiD, candidate Bernie Sanders has not said too much about his thoughts on K-12. July 15, as the Senate worked on the Every Child Achieves Act, legislation that would change the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law by giving increased authority to states and local school districts, Sanders refers fleetingly to Vermonters’ distaste for NCLB, but does not elaborate on what should replace it. Is he your candidate? And if not, who is?
Raymond Brown, M.A.
Since Warren is not running, I would like Bernie Sanders to be my candidate; however, I know he is not saying anything about replacing NCLB or Common Core which is NCLB on steroids. I hope he gets a position soon and is not a wishy washy on this important concept. He may not have a chance, but I will still vote for him if he wins the Democratic Party, providing that he gets an opinion on the terrible CC. I will never vote for Hillary Clinton as she supports NAFTA and all the other economic disasters like not bringing back the Glass-Steagall Act. Bernie, needs to research the CC and it’s horrible outcomes for teachers.
philaken
Sanders voted aye on the Murphy amendment in the Senate version of the ESEA rewrite which would lead to a doubling down of NCLB testing.