Education Week's David Hoff includes a presidential scorecard among his latest blogs on the No Child Left Behind law, currently up for Congressional reauthorization.
He notes that both Thompson, a Republican, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, have called for the elimination of NCLB, but for different reasons.
Hoff says: "Richardson is looking for the support of teachers' unions and other liberals who see the law as unworkable. Thompson is trying to reach the conservatives who see NCLB as an unnecessary intrusion on local decisions.
At the beginning of the year, Washington conventional wisdom said presidential politics would eventually interfere with NCLB reauthorization. As of now, it looks as the presidential field is reflecting the political alignment in Congress. We'll have to wait and see what happens once the field starts to narrow."
If you spot Thompson tidbits, shoot me a note at aarons@commercialappeal.com and let me know.
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Richardson was not a member of Congress in 2001 - he was in the private sector and preparing for his run for Governor of New Mexico a year later. He also has the best education plan of all candidates because he understands NCLB is another example of the truth of the saying the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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