T.C. Roekle is a highly respected educator who has solid leadership experience with a focus on innovative strategies to raise student and staff performance at the building and district level. T.C. is a member of the National Speakers Association; she has addressed thousands of educators at State and National Education Conferences, Technology Conferences and school communities.
Education is a “hot topic” for gubernatorial candidates seeking election next week. It seems like all thirty-six are portraying themselves as the “education governor” from information in a thought provoking and informative article from Education Week.
The story “Education Eyed in 36 Battles for Governor: Candidates running on pre-K, performance pay, voucher.” written by Michele McNeil, includes an impressive interactive map of the gubernatorial candidates and their education platforms.
“Every one of those governors is running on what they’re going to do for education. Every candidate says, ‘I want to be the education governor,’ ” said Bob Wise, who was West Virginia’s governor from 2001 to 2005. A Democrat, he is now the executive director of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington-based advocacy group that works to improve high schools.
McNeil says, “Whatever the outcomes on Nov. 7, the nation will have at least 10 new state governors, because the incumbents are prevented by term limits from running again, chose not to seek re-election, or were defeated in a primary election.”
From personal experience as Assistant Superintendent of a K-12 District, I know that whom ever sits in the governors chair effects daily life in the classroom, offices, and board rooms of every district in the state.
Knowing that our votes cast in next month’s 36 gubernatorial elections will help shape future K-12 policies, from how schools are financed to how teachers are paid, you may want to view the interactive map within the article to see what the future of our nations schools could look like.
Ask Yourself: Is your governor’s seat up for grabs on November 7? Do you know their education platform? Can we elect a real “education governor”?
http://enews.edweek.org/GoNow/a15864a154778a344250455a26
Other Resources: All About Governors
Go inside a governor’s office to learn about the 2006 elections at the National Governors Association Website.
http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga
View National Governors Association Meeting Summaries and search through any governors’ database in the site’s Governors section. From the list of states with elections in 2006 you can click on the underlined gubernatorial candidates' names to access campaign websites.
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