It still makes me gag to see people I think well of--Roy Romer, J.C. Watts, Joel Klein--sharing a letterhead with the lamentable and reprehensible Al Sharpton. Much as I agree with the core principles of the Education Equality Project and pleased as I would be if they and the Strong American Schools (aka ED in 08) crowd successfully persuade the moderators to inject education into the two remaining presidential debates,??Sharpton's name on that press release carries a most unpleasant whiff of racialism, anti-Semitism, exploitation and corruption that taints the entire venture. (See here and??here.) Aside from all that, the paltry place that education occupies this election season is symbolized by the letter's pleading tone.??(Please, sir, could I have some more?)??Sure it would great to hear the candidates say more on the topic--after they've dealt with the Wall Street meltdown, terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, health care and climate change.
