U.S. News & World Report article discusses the reasons why K-12 education is not a ?hot topic? for the presidential candidates.  This really is no surprise since ?No Child Left Behind? did little to resolve our education crisis. Besides the fact, education IS a state issue.  It will be interesting to see if the gubernatorial and general assembly campaigns make education an issue.  The NEA?s radio ads supporting Perdue gives McCrory an opportunity to make education a defining issue between them. If he does not seize this opportunity it may be taken away by informed democrats. Today?s St. Petersburg Times reports on how democratic lawmakers now support school choice initiatives.