As Expected, AFT Backs John Kerry Bid

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Kerry told teachers on Friday that his first presidential priority would be financial support for schools, saying educators who move kids from sorrow to success need big help themselves.

"Millions of children have been left behind - left with overcrowded classrooms, left without textbooks and left without the high-quality tests that we know really measure learning," Kerry told 3,000 delegates of the American Federation of Teachers at their biennial convention.

"So I'll tell you what: Politicians who talk about valuing morality and personal responsibility ought to start by keeping their own promises," Kerry said.

In accusing President Bush of reneging on a pledge to fully pay for his No Child Left Behind education law, Kerry seized on a complaint that's emerged from statehouses to schoolhouses.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040717/D83SE6VO1.html

[Renew Deal]

1. That's terrific news.

Kerry is a great candidate and he deserves their support.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

2. Way to GO!

American Federation of Teachers, you make me proud.

(I'm a teacher.)