You've watched Rotherham and Finn duke it out over the Bush administration's record on education. So let's hear from the administration, shall we? This week, the White House released a new "policy book" detailing its education successes and pointing toward future plans. As befits a campaign piece, the self-reviews of NCLB are more-than-glowing, but there are also some interesting factoids and revelations here. The list of new initiatives is notable mostly for its caution (community college grants, job training, taking high school seriously, fiddling with Head Start). Perhaps the White House has had its fill of bold education initiatives and radical overhauls, at least before the election.
"Education: The promise of America," White House Policy Book, September 26, 2004