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DEL.ICIO.USKnight gets another education endorsement
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Knight on Wednesday got the endorsement of the National Education Association.
“I am honored to receive this endorsement,” Knight said. “I was raised by my mother, a public school teacher, who instilled in me an appreciation of both a good education and of the people who contribute to educating students every day.”
The Board of Directors of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) recommended Knight’s candidacy to the National Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education, who approved the recommendation to endorse Rand Knight for U.S. Senate in Georgia.
Knight earlier was endorsed by the GAE and the Georgia chapter of the AFL-CIO. He is running against former legislator Jim Martin, former WSB-TV reporter Dale Cardwell, DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones and Josh Lanier of Statesboro for the Democratic nod to take on incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Moultrie and Libertarian Allen Buckley in November.
Jeff Hubbard, president of the GAE cited Knight’s commitment to strengthening public education as one of the key reasons he was endorsed.
“Rand Knight’s education positions are forward-looking and address education as a lifelong process,” Hubbard said. “Knight has made clear that education will be at the top of his list of priorities in the U.S. Senate, and he demonstrated a dedication to ensuring everyone in the United States receives the education to which they are entitled.”
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Comments
By Pandering?
July 3, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
Why NOT support Rand? He NEVER attended public school. Jim had their endorsement in 2006. Why not now? How fickle these organizations are. Stick your finger up and see which way the wind blows. How about this headline, “Privately Educated Panderer is Endorsed by Big Ed” It’s not too late to support Jim!
By JDP
July 3, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Wow, Jim Martin’s staffers are really hitting the blogs hard. First pressuring the Dem. Party to pressure the unions and now this…
What a joke
By JDP
July 3, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
Wow, Jim Martin’s staffers are really hitting the blogs hard. First pressuring the Dem. Party to pressure the unions and now this…
What a joke
By Caring About Georgians
July 3, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
If by “pandering,” you mean getting out every day and meeting, talking with, and listening to people all over Georgia about their concerns and issues, then yes, Rand Knight has been doing that for over a year now. He received scholarships and loans for his private school tuition because he wanted the best possible education for himself. Now he wants the best possible education for ALL the children of Georgia — not just those born to wealthy parents!
By jdp
July 3, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Wow, Jim Martin’s staffers are really hitting the blogs hard. First pressuring the Dem. Party to pressure the unions and now this…
What a joke
By Rand Fan
July 3, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Hey Dum!@#, Rand’s mom was a teacher’s union member.
By lc
July 3, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this
Rand Knight, has the experience of a second grader he needs to drop out. Someone needs to check his voting record.
By Pandering?
July 3, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
Everyone knows it’s Jim Martins turn! Rand is an “Also Rand”. Just wait and see.
By Pandering?
July 3, 2008 5:55 PM | Link to this
Everyone knows it’s Jim Martins turn! Rand is an “Also Rand”. Just wait and see.
And oh, “Rand Fan”, It isn’t “Dum!@#”, it’s “Dumb!@#” you must be a union member.
By Pandering?
July 3, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this
Everyone knows it’s Jim Martins turn! Rand is an “Also Rand”. Just wait and see.
And oh, “Rand Fan”, It isn’t “Dum!@#”, it’s “Dumb!@#” you must be public school educated union member.
By Rand Fan
July 3, 2008 6:30 PM | Link to this
Hey Pandering, Thanks for the spellcheck DUMB!@#.And you must be an anti-union elitist masquerading as a Democrat.So which is it? You attack Rand for not attending public school and now you attempt to insult me by saying I probably attended public school(oh horror.No wonder Martin didn’t get the teachers endorsement,with staffers like you….
By Rand Fan
July 3, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
Hey Pandering, Thanks for the spellcheck DUMB!@#.And you must be an anti-union elitist masquerading as a Democrat.So which is it? You attack Rand for not attending public school and now you attempt to insult me by saying I probably attended public school(oh horror).No wonder Martin didn’t get the teachers endorsement,with staffers like you….
By Rand Fan
July 3, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this
Hey spellcheck I mean pandering?, It’s “it’s Jim MARTIN’S turn”.
By Pandering?
July 3, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this
Hey Rand Fan,
Gotcha!
By Dr. Vocabulary
July 4, 2008 2:56 AM | Link to this
Word
By Craig Spinks
July 8, 2008 2:33 AM | Link to this
Give me one example of an NEA/GAE effort whose primary intent was an improvement in student learning in our public school system. One! And don’t tell me that larger student learning gains are positively related to increases in teacher incomes under our degree-level-/experience-based system of teacher compensation.
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