NEA Continues Its Ad Ground Game
The NEA is stepping up its game with new ads designed to protect some vulnerable Democrats. Read Full Post >
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Obama's New Education Ad
Fresh off a record-breaking month of fundraising, Barack Obama's repertoire of new television ads includes one that emphasizes parental responsibility. Read Full Post >
December 18, 2007
To the Presidential Candidates: I Will Steal Your Car
ED in '08 has come out with an in-your-face public-service announcement in these days before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. The ad, which ED in '08 says will start running soon in key battleground states, portrays several teenagers who declare that they are the future. But the future is bleak: "I will s... Read Full Post >
December 10, 2007
How Education Plays in Campaign Ads
While the topic of education may be taking a backseat to other important issues on the presidential campaign trail, it's getting some prominent attention in candidates' television ads. Here are a couple of the latest: Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who recently got the endorsem... Read Full Post >
November 28, 2007
'Only Bill Richardson Has a Bold Plan for Our Schools'
That's the opening line of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's new television ad that's running in Iowa. I question the "only" and the "bold" part of his claim. His "bold plan," if elected president: getting rid of the No Child Left Behind Act, expanding prekindergarten, paying teachers more, and ex... Read Full Post >
November 27, 2007
Reaching the Youth Vote Through Facebook
Getting young people interested in politics—and to the polls—is still a tough chore. But in this presidential race, and even in next year's governors' elections, the stakes couldn't be higher for the nation's youth, who will be affected by decisions made about education, the economy, and war... Read Full Post >
November 16, 2007
Barack Obama to Parents: Turn Off the TV
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has a new televsion ad up in New Hampshire that focuses on education, sprinkled with some parenting advice. (Over at the Democrats for Education Reform blog, Joe Williams writes that Obama, a Democratic presidential contender, is the first candidate in the race to hit tele... Read Full Post >
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