
"I think it is safe to say the the political "golden era" for the NEA is long past."
So says Joel Williams of Democrats for Education Reform, noting that Barack Obama has chosen not to attend the NEA Convention this weekend. It's nice to know that there are Democrats that enjoy their freedom from NEA dominance. Unfortunately for Vermont school children and taxpayers, the golden era of Vermont-NEA, is very much now. But then again, a Vermont Democrat is a different animal entirely.

Maybe, here's a comment from one of the Ed Week blogs:
"July 1, 2008
Obama to Address NEA
Sen. Barack Obama is expected to address the NEA Representative Assembly via satellite the morning of July 5, the third day of the gathering. There is no word yet on whether he will speak to members of the AFT who, incidentally, are meeting in his hometown, Chicago."
Posted by: G. Cross | July 03, 2008 at 01:38 PM