Hillary talks education (strained voice and all)

Posted: Friday, April 27, 2007 1:56 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Democrats

From NBC's Carrie Dann
One casualty of last night's debate: Hillary Clinton's voice. The senator struggled through obviously strained vocal chords this morning in Washington, where she addressed delegates from NYSUT (New York State United Teachers.) After last night's wide range of hot topics, Clinton may have been relieved to restrict her remarks to one issue she did not address last night -- education policy. But more noteworthy than her criticism of No Child Left Behind and her tricky dance moves around the issue of charter schools (New York public school teachers tend to disagree with the way they're funded) was the mere fact that she was there in the first place. She jetted in last night just for this event, only to return to South Carolina later this afternoon, demonstrating just how hard she's courting NYSUT, which is the biggest union in her home state.

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I am also a teacher and have real concerns about the actual classroom settings that students are in. I believe that classrooms must be designed and avaliable for students to interact creatively with the curriculum. I believe that an opportunity to a good education comes from it's presentation. Classrooms are one dimensional cells for learning.

lena romero 2268 kelly rd sw albuquerque nm (Sent Friday, April 27, 2007 3:41 PM)

"Teach...your children well...."--Crosby Stills & Nash

Dorothy (Sent Friday, April 27, 2007 4:11 PM)

"School's out for summer...."--Alice Cooper

Dorothy (Sent Friday, April 27, 2007 4:12 PM)

Babys got back..Sir Mix a Lot

Ryan Ne (Sent Friday, April 27, 2007 5:19 PM)

"School for Scoundrels"--A movie

Dorothy (Sent Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:08 AM)

stop the war! even if it means stop the funding. americans must be taught that stoping the funding does not mean our troops that are there now will not have what they need.... IMPEACH BUSS & CHENY!!

CAROL WOLDEN (Sent Saturday, April 28, 2007 1:01 PM)

"Teacher, leave those kids alone!"

Mimi Schaeffer (Sent Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:21 PM)

"We don't need no education....Pink Floyd

Mimi Schaeffer (Sent Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:23 PM)

That Hillary! Going for the union vote in New York! yes, they will help her get over the top, specially when she goes to states where the union vote is not worth a darn.

jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Sunday, April 29, 2007 6:48 AM)

I am so afraid that Hillery will win the Democratic nomination. There is no way she can win the election, so who ever runs against her will win. I am not looking forward to another 8 years of Republicans.

Barbara, TN (Sent Monday, April 30, 2007 11:48 AM)

"Art School Confidential"--the excellent movie I saw last night

Dorothy (Sent Monday, April 30, 2007 1:47 PM)

I have searched for an answer from Ms. Clinton and I just hope she has the time to answer my e-mail. Thank you Ms. Clinton. Take care of yourself and I will keep you in my prayers. Sincerely, Gerri Wynn-Dye

Geraldine Wynn-Dye 1951 Co. Rd. 1659 Cullman, AL 3505 8 (Sent Monday, May 28, 2007 7:50 PM)

Some people believe that there is no place for competition/free market/capitalism in education. This is also becoming a common statement when discussing healthcare. Until people realize that competition WILL make better schools, our children will suffer. Until the people understand that it is better to raise the overall quality of our children's education, while leaving an unfortunate few behind, than to hold the top students down to eliminate an "unfair" gap between students, our country will suffer.

Luke R, Las Vegas, NV (Sent Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:53 PM)

Luke R, Las Vegas, NV (Sent Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:54 PM)

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