New Themes Chase focused on some new themes in his keynote address. He cited ridiculous requirements of some tests, such as a Virginia test question that asks third-grade students to describe various aspects of Greek and Roman civilization. The second new theme was gun control. Chase spent a good portion of his speech attacking Charlton Heston and the National Rifle Association. Chase and his speech writers went out on a rhetorical limb . . .
Children die in Paducah and the NRA writes a politician a check.
Gun control came up again very quickly as New Business Item B was debated. The NBI passed, but a surprising number of delegates spoke against it. Mike Antonucci is director of The Education Intelligence Agency, an organization that conducts public education research, analysis, and investigations.