This got buried under the Iraq abuse controversy, but a good step for Kerry none the less.

"I believe we need to offer teachers more pay, more training, more career choices and more options for education, and we must ask more in return," Kerry was quoted as saying, addressing questions on his education program. I for one think that this is the way to go, rather than the NCLB's focus on the student. It's trickle down education. The better the teacher, the better the student, the better future teachers, nay, the better our future.

Senator Kerry's plan calls for an extra 30 billion dollars to education over the next ten years as incentive to recruit the best teachers in the higher need areas. Honestly, I would take the next step, and socialize education, but you all know me, I'm not running for office.

It's a shame to say, but you don't hear much about education anymore. Iraq dominates the news cycle, and probably rightfully so, but that doesn't lessen the importance of education. It shouldn't be AN issue, it should be THE issue. John Kerry should make this a campaign theme, and expose the shortcomings of the "Education President." How long can the President get away with underfunding one of his keynote programs while pushing for more tax cuts and breaks? To borrow a line...BRING IT ON.