Endorsement by The Omaha World Herald:

Deb Andrews, president of the local unit of a statewide advocacy group for gifted children, has a passion for improving the quality of education. She would focus on teacher preparation and curriculum, not only for the gifted but for all students.

She maintains that the schools could do better if the state’s teacher certification requirements were stricter and its school accreditation standards were more demanding.

Expectations on students should be raised, she said. Andrews has shown, through her advocacy work, that she can take a complicated issue, research it thoroughly and develop recommendations.

Omaha World Herald Editorial April 26, 1998

Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 Primary results May 13, 1998
Mark Hoeger 9,522
Kathryn Pillar 9,273
Deb Andrews 8,121