Now that even mainstream outlets have thoroughly debunked the president’s second “jobs stimulus” as a set of gimmicks, the president seems to be casting about for a winning issue. President Obama has this week hopped from jobs to the U.N., Israel, the deficit, Libya, and Afghanistan and now, this morning, to education.
Unfortunately, the president’s proposals on addressing the problems with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are as worn and gimmicky as his jobs bill. Worse, the administration’s central approach to the largest federal education law has become disregarding Congress and the rule of law, by issuing states waivers in exchange for implementing the administration’s pet education policies. As Education Secretary Arne Duncan hinted at this summer, Obama reaffirmed he would abuse the executive branch’s authority by effectively legislating from the White House.
