Mitt v. Mitt? Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In RNC Speech

Friday, August 31, 2012 Mitt v. Mitt? Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In RNC Speech One of the more awkward moments of Mitt Romney's speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention came during the newly minted presidential candidate's question-and-answer session with the audience. The audience followed Romney's script -- at least according to the campaign's version of the candidate's prepared text -- during the first two questions of the exchange. Romney Adviser: How Romney Would Take On Unions, Shrink Ed Dept. Majority Of Americans Dissatisfied With Public Education Chelsea Clinton On Why You Should Vote, Warns Of Youth 'Crisis' Mayor's Office Denies Report That Chicago Schools CEO Job's At Stake Jeb Bush: America's Future Depends On Better Education BLOG POSTS Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D.: Ready or Not, Here They Come Most American high school students are not ready for college, according to two reports released last week. This bad news looms large as freshmen are showing up and settling in at a college near you. Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.: Stop Failing Our Children With Three Rs -- Give Them the Three Cs! Culture is moving too rapidly to predict exactly what skills people will need a generation from now. Instead, we need to give them the tools to adapt to a future that we can't yet imagine -- and that's exactly the point. Nancy Rappaport: Sexual Misconduct by Educators: What We Need to Do to Protect Students Even though we do not have precise data on how many teachers and other educators abuse students, the recent Sandusky case at Penn State show that it is urgent for schools to take deliberate, comprehensive steps to safeguard students. Jaime Openden, M.S., CCC-SLP: The More Things Change Martin J. Blank: Giving Our Children an Equal Opportunity to Succeed This is a challenging time to be young and poor in the United States. How do we return fairness and equal opportunity to the lives of poor children? How can we improve their chances in life?

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