Edu-Funding Champion Sen. Murray Re-Elected
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, has supported money to stave off teacher layoffs and introduced a comprehensive literacy bill. Read Full Post >
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November 05, 2010
November 03, 2010
Obama: Potential for Bipartisanship With GOP on Education
K-12 policy is one area where Republicans and Democrats could see eye-to-eye, President Barack Obama said today. Read Full Post >
November 03, 2010
Key K-12 Ally of Obama in Senate Beats Tea-Party Challenger
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, the former Denver schools superintendent, had strong backing from the National Education Association. Read Full Post >
November 03, 2010
Reid Beats Back Tea-Party Opponent
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid prevailed against Sharron Angle, a tea-party backed candidate who ran on scrapping the U.S. Department of Education. Read Full Post >
November 02, 2010
NCLB Critic Sen. Russ Feingold Loses Re-Election Bid
The Wisconsin Democrat, who lost to GOP opponent Ron Johnson, was among a handful of lawmakers to vote against the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001. Read Full Post >
November 02, 2010
Education Committee's Shea-Porter Loses Race
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, has criticized the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
November 02, 2010
AG Who Opposed NCLB is Projected Senate Winner in Conn.
Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic attorney general, sued the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
November 02, 2010
Rand Paul Wins Kentucky Senate Seat, Projections Say
The Republican candidate for the state's open U.S. Senate seat is on record as saying he'd favor getting rid of the U.S. Department of Education. Read Full Post >
November 01, 2010
Politics K-12 Is Pulling an Election (Almost) All-Nighter
All you education watchers who can't wait until Wednesday for the latest election results and analysis, stick with edweek.org for election coverage through the night. Read Full Post >
October 28, 2010
Chamber of Commerce Backing Anti-Ed. Dept. Candidates
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported NCLB and hired former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, but it seems to have decided other things were more important than education this election year. Read Full Post >
