Edwards’ School and Education Plan

John Edwards announced his plan concerning education on Friday, Sep 21, 2007.
He wants to raise the standard of education while also making it available for everyone.

Oddly enough, President Bush’s No Child Left Behind act comes up in every article written on the topic. The point every journalist makes is that, while Edwards voted in favor of the act back a couple years ago, he had no idea that Bush wouldn’t make fund available for the program. However, when it comes to how he, Edwards, wants to finance the full funding of his plan, he avoids answering the question. No, actually, this is not true, because MSNBC’s report quotes one of Edwards’ spokeswoman saying that he wants to “close off-shore tax havens and collect unpaid taxes,” in order to get the money needed for the plan.

The MSNBC story also mentions that Edwards’ program also has a personal aspect: he started thinking about a new educational model when his daughter, Emma Clair (that’s a cool name!) started school. Yeah, this is a bit tabloid-like, because I guess the next story will come out about Emma Clair’s love life, but whatever…

Oh, and the best! A New England news channel put a story online about Edwards’ plan without quoting him at least once. And whom do they quote? Edwards’ wife! I couldn’t believe my eyes.