McCain, Obama reps discuss education

Speaking at the Association of Educational Publishers' Great American Education Forum on June 6, education advisors for Sens John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) outlined the candidates' stances on key issues June 6, with both emphasizing a larger role for technology in schools. Jeanne Century, director of science research at the University of Chicago's Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education, said Sen Obama would push for school systems to bring broadband Internet access into all K-12 schools. Century said school officials should encourage students at all grade levels to use the web to research and supplement reading assignments and daily homework. Lisa Graham Keegan, a former lawmaker and superintendent of public instruction in Sen. McCain's home state of Arizona, said that while school leaders struggle with shrinking operating budgets and teacher shortages, technology could supplement educators' daily lessons. She added that qualified teachers could never be replaced by advanced classroom technology. Asked if McCain had taken a position on broadband Internet access in schools, Graham Keegan said the senator had not yet released his stance on classroom technology. At a news conference after the forum, she said that position would be unveiled in the coming weeks.
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