Last night Tom Horner was the last candidate in a University of Minnesota gubernatorial candidate forum and the program aired on MPR today. Tom Horner discussed his “cradle-to-grave” approach to education, emphasizing the importance of pre-school education and the financial support of MnSCU and the U. He wants to ensure that every student is at grade reading level by third grade. Though he wants to hold teachers accountable for meeting statewide standards, he wants to give teachers more freedom to design learning programs that fit their classroom needs. Finally, he encourages the teachers union to start working with the government instead of against it; if he becomes governor and Education Minnesota does not work with him, he will start working around Education Minnesota.
MPR audio broadcast of Tom Horner can be found here/
I haven't listened to the other candidates yet, but you can -
Tom Emmer (aired 9/17/2010): here/
Mark Dayton (aired 9/14/2010): here/
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