Washington View: Will the light shine on education?. (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 97:Number 7(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 75
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721716641656
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

In the current election season, education is not drawing a lot of interest as a political issue. According to Gallup, only 4% of Americans consider education the nation's most important problem. Hillary Clinton created a dustup last year when she talked about charter schools and may end up avoiding all but the simplest comments about it. But Sen. Bernie Sanders has put forth a proposal to make public colleges and universities free. The Republicans mostly avoid the topic except to take broadsides at the Common Core and keeping the federal government out of education. But it will be interesting to see if after the two major parties select their nominees that education becomes a more important issue in the fall campaign.