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"I will learn about standardized testing..."
John Edwards political cartoon
Edwards unable to respond to question on standardized tests at NH NEA convention – and the Union Leader hits him with an editorial. Headline on Friday editorial – “Cram time: Edwards fails a practice test” Editorial excerpt: “Sen. John Edwards had a ‘duh’ moment in Bartlett on Wednesday. Edwards was there to hand out copies of his 60-page booklet detailing his policy agenda for the nation. The first line of his booklet reads, ‘I’ve spent the last year putting together a detailed plan to get our country moving again.’ Handing out the booklet in Bartlett, he said, ‘I want you to know where I stand on everything.’ Then the head of Derry’s teachers’ union asked Edwards what he would do to improve standardized testing. His answer? He didn’t know enough about the subject to give an answer. The man spent the past year crafting a ‘detailed plan’ for the country, and he has no opinion on standardized testing, one of the hottest subjects in America in the past two years? Looks like Sen. Edwards is trying to take one of the most important tests in the country without having finished his homework.”