Why is it that when the Department of Ed makes the evening news, the news tends to be bad. CNN (and most media outlets) today report that a news service has fired conservative commentator Armstrong Williams for accepting 1/4 million to promote No Child Left Behind. Williams claims the money was for advertisements. The National Association of Black Journalists supported the firing. Public relations contractor – this is how the Department of Ed described Williams.
I understand that I would be naive to assume that the Department of Ed was anything but a political body acting to promote the policies of the party and president in power. However, I could respect a campaign promoted by this tax supported office if it could at least use a recognized educator willing to offer arguments based on sound data and logic.
