SexEd for Tots & Other Stories

In a piece yesterday, the NY Times, unsurprisingly, AIRBRUSHES Barack Obama's education record in Chicago and his culpability, along with unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers, in the continued abysmal failure of Chicago public schools (Illinois caps the number of charters) and the irreparable damage done to the dreams of thousands of students--especially young black men. Greg Pollowitz, NRO:

This is what happens when you put a terrorist in charge of reforming public schools I guess. So, how does the NY Times spin this gigantic Obama failure?

But the experience gave Mr. Obama an appreciation for the multiple problems facing urban schools, Mr. Rolling said. The city has been a pioneer ever since in exploring ways to recruit, train and support teachers.

I'm glad he can appreciate it now, but shouldn't he have understood this before spending the $50 million?

This is the heart of the Bill Ayers matter. It's not what happened years ago, it's what happened in Chicago with those public school students. Obama doesn't "get it."

As more evidence, recall the Obama's sex for kindergarteners initiative in Illinois. Where are his priorities? What is he thinking? Frank James, Chicago Tribune's The Swamp in the tank for the Big O, "McCain plays dirty", pretty unbelievable:

As a parent who's had some apprehensions about his children being taught sex ed at significantly later ages than kindergarten, I know exactly the fears this ad is meant to trigger. And it would be a justifiable ad if it weren't misleading, which it is.

Really Frank? That's not my apprehension. As a parent. The McCain campaign gets it. P.S. Why has the Tribune not covered Bill Ayers' latest bizarre behavior? Why hasn't the Trib asked the salient questions about Obama's long relationship with Ayers? Why does the Trib print misleading stories about Sarah Palin, drumming up a scandal where there is none? And still no news of the Rev. Wright sex scandal.

UPDATE: WSJ on the education debate:

Following a drop in support for him in the polls among women, he called for big increases in federal school spending while vowing to "replace" bad teachers.

Ha. When has he ever seriously challenged the teachers union? More:

Sen. Obama also proposed Tuesday that ineffective teachers be replaced, although he didn't say how. That sort of tough talk about teachers, an important Democratic constituency, is "noteworthy," said Andrew Rotherham, co-director of Education Sector, a think tank, and an informal adviser to the Obama campaign.

But some education-policy experts said Sen. Obama had missed an opportunity to show his reformist credentials, failing to challenge liberal orthodoxy on an issue that even many Democrats think needs fresh approaches. Sen. Obama has "staked out traditional positions. He's said things the Democrats like to hear," said scholar Tom Loveless of the Brookings Institution, which terms itself nonpartisan.

Barack Obama is missing in action on education.