I have not followed John Edwards message very closely (and am not endorsing him here), but when I came across this post on YouTube, I was astounded. When asked what he would do to NCLB, he actually says what I've heard numerous state level educators around the nation say has been the administration's explicit purpose for NCLB: to privatize America's public schools--a move I think is against our nation's core values and one that would seriously threaten the very survival of our democracy.
Listen to this short clip.
