Sad to say, the only school-related issue that most folks out in the non-education world are paying any attention to right now is the issue of whether Barack Obama attended a Muslim school as a child in Indonesia: “Even last night, while Mr. Obama was doing interviews following President Bush’s national address, he was asked about the rumors,” notes The Caucus (Obama’s Religion and Schooling). “He was asked about it again on the “Today” show. Afterward, his staff released a fullblown offensive –perhaps a few days too late — to the media.”
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