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Rocky Anderson on Education

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Re-prioritize on education to keep up with rest of world. (Dec 2011)

Michele Bachmann on Education

Republican Representative (MN)

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Bachmann social issue stances compared to Sarah Palin. (Jan 2012)
Don't censor intelligent design, but it's a state issue. (Nov 2011)
No Child Left Behind imposes 50 new state mandates. (Nov 2011)
Kids need rigorous academics, not secular values. (Nov 2011)
Founded New Heights Charter School: rigorous, not religious. (Nov 2011)
Charters are creative & constructive step in right direction. (Nov 2011)
Abolishing the Department of Education is a good idea. (Nov 2011)
Mother of all repeal bills for federal Dept. of Education. (Sep 2011)
Founded a charter school for at-risk kids. (Jun 2011)
Charter school ran afoul due to Christian teaching. (Jun 2011)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)

Joe Biden on Education

Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)

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No Child Left Behind was left behind. (Oct 2008)
Hire more teachers and pay them for smaller classes. (Dec 2007)
Laid out a $30 billion plan over five years for education. (Nov 2007)
For longer school day & school year, & 16-year minimum. (Oct 2007)
$3000 tax credit for college for anyone earning under $150K. (Sep 2007)
There needs to be performance-based pay for teachers. (Aug 2007)
Teach sex ed in schools; including prevention methods. (Aug 2007)
Sent kids to private school after death of their mother. (Jul 2007)
Overcome racial achievement gap with early education. (Jun 2007)
Pay teachers more to get better educational results. (Apr 2007)
FactCheck: Japan pays teachers more, but not India & China. (Apr 2007)
NCLB needs more resources, but also is fundamentally flawed. (Feb 2007)
Princeton was last Ivy holdout to admit women & minorities. (Jan 2006)
Voting Record
Voting for No Child Left Behind was a mistake. (Jul 2007)
Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

Herman Cain on Education

Republican Businessman & Talk-Show Host

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Get the federal government out of educating our kids. (Sep 2011)
No Child Left Behind has unfunded mandates. (Aug 2011)
Expand school vouchers and charter schools. (May 2011)
Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids. (Jun 2005)
High school salutatorian; scholarship to Morehouse College. (Aug 2001)

Hillary Clinton on Education

Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY)

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Parents are a child�s first teachers. (Jan 2008)
Get more teachers into hard-to-serve areas. (Nov 2007)
Hillary emphasized education reform without political agenda. (Oct 2007)
We have not yet reached consensus on education reform. (Sep 2007)
1986: HIPPY program empowers parents as kids' first teach. (Sep 2007)
Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school. (Aug 2007)
Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3. (Jul 2007)
It takes a village; American village has failed our children. (Jun 2007)
Establish right to education from pre-school thru college. (Jun 2007)
Early education affects things from IQ to lifelong earnings. (Dec 2006)
2001: Proposed and passed National Teacher Corps. (Dec 2006)
Teacher testing only for new teachers. (Oct 2000)
Testing only new teachers respects professionalism. (Oct 2000)
Hold kids to high standards, starting at home. (Jul 1999)
Teachers need more peer consulting & more recognition. (Jul 1999)
Social promotion cheats our children. (Jul 1999)
More after-school; smaller classes. (Jul 1999)
Read to young kids 20-30 minutes daily. (Jul 1999)
Entire school staff should focus on school safety. (Jul 1999)
Metal detectors at school are not much of an intrusion. (Jun 1999)
Arts education is needed in our schools. (Sep 1998)
Give kids after-school activities to prevent gangs. (Apr 1998)
Allow student prayer, but no religious instruction. (Sep 1996)
Character education: teach empathy & self-discipline. (Sep 1996)
Supports Goals 2000: hardly the stuff of revolution. (Sep 1996)
Supports structured inner-city schools, with uniforms. (May 1996)
1960s: Taught reading in poor Boston neighborhoods. (Aug 1993)
Arkansas Ed Reform
AR Ed Reform taught that there is a place for testing. (Sep 2007)
Sent Chelsea to public schools in Arkansas, but not DC. (Jul 2007)
1983: Teacher testing as part of AR education reform. (Jun 2007)
1983: AR reforms fixed unconstitutional school financing. (Jun 2004)
AR Reform plan pushed mandatory teacher testing. (Nov 2003)
Arkansas education: improvement against great odds. (Oct 2000)
Pushed teacher testing in Arkansas. (Dec 1999)
AR ed reform: mandate kindergarten, no social promotion. (Dec 1999)
1983: Challenged low education expectations. (Aug 1999)
1993: Public accepted First Lady as education reformer. (Aug 1999)
HIPPY: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. (Aug 1993)
Passing illiterate students is educational fraud. (Sep 1983)
Education Funding
End predatory student college loan rates over 20%. (Apr 2008)
Fully fund special education & 21st century classrooms. (Dec 2007)
Incentive pay for school wide performance. (Aug 2007)
Transfer tax cuts from rich & corporations to student aid. (Jun 2006)
Reforms: teacher corps; more federal funding; modernize. (Sep 2000)
Opposes merit pay for individual teachers. (Apr 2000)
Supports merit pay for entire schools. (Apr 2000)
Scholarships for teachers who go to urban schools. (Mar 2000)
Increase resources to meet increased standards. (Mar 2000)
Address teacher shortage with salary increases. (Jul 1999)
School Choice
Total change in No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007)
Supports public school choice; but not private nor parochial. (Oct 2006)
More teachers, smaller classes, no vouchers. (Oct 2000)
Vouchers would take money from public schools. (Oct 2000)
Vouchers drain money from public schools. (Sep 2000)
Vouchers will not improve our public schools. (Jul 1999)
Let�s build up our schools-not tear them down. (Jul 1999)
Charter schools provide choice within public system. (Jul 1999)
Charters meet needs of failing public school students. (Aug 1998)
Vouchers siphon off much-needed resources. (Aug 1998)
Parents can choose, but support public schools. (Feb 1997)
Supports public school choice and charter schools. (Sep 1996)
Voting Record
Solemn vow never to abandon our public schools. (Jul 1999)
Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

Newt Gingrich on Education

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

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Gingrich's education stances compared to Ron Paul's. (Jan 2012)
College students should work and graduate with no debt. (Nov 2011)
Dramatically shrink the federal Department of Education. (Sep 2011)
I liked charter school programs in Obama's Race to the Top. (Sep 2011)
Let parents choose public, private, parochial, or homeschool. (Jun 2011)
More learning options: community college-run charter schools. (Dec 2007)
Offer coupons to send kids to schools that work best. (Dec 2007)
America�s high schools are obsolete. (Sep 2007)
Pay kids as incentive to learn math and science. (Sep 2007)
Removing God from Pledge of Allegiance assaults our identity. (Dec 2006)
Removing �God� from Pledge assaults our identity. (Dec 2006)
Replace multiculturalism with patriotic education. (Dec 2006)
Reference to God in Pledge of Allegiance is not ceremonial. (Dec 2006)
Introduce competition among schools and teachers. (Dec 2006)
Encourage private sector in math and science education. (Dec 2006)
Waive interest on student loans for math & science grads. (Sep 2003)
Support charters; insist on change for failing schools. (Jul 1998)
Private scholarships for students at hopeless schools. (Jul 1998)
1984: All-night Congressional vigil on school prayer vote. (Jun 1995)
Voucherize inner-city programs from schools to groceries. (Jun 1995)
Voluntary school prayer creates bond between you and Creator. (Jun 1995)
1963 Supreme Court school prayer ban was just wrong. (Jun 1995)
Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)
Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Mike Huckabee on Education

Republican AR Governor

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Establish merit pay and abolish tenure. (Feb 2011)
In AR, instituted charter schools & abstinence education. (Nov 2008)
Develop both sides of students' brains: music AND math. (Nov 2008)
Increased school taxes, by court order, and schools improved. (Dec 2007)
Education is a state issue, not a federal issue. (Dec 2007)
Focus on what�s good for students, not good for school. (Dec 2007)
Weapons of Mass Instruction: more science AND more arts. (Dec 2007)
Impeach judges for barring legislature prayers to Jesus. (Sep 2007)
Equal funds for abstinence as contraceptive-based education. (Sep 2007)
Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling. (Sep 2007)
I�m running for president, not writing science curriculum. (Jun 2007)
Ending school prayer was one step in society�s moral decay. (Jun 2007)
Does not believe in evolution. (May 2007)
Incorporate character education into school curriculum. (Jan 2007)
Authorize & advance more charter schools. (Jan 2007)
Replace entire school board for failing schools. (Jan 2007)
Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. (Nov 2002)
SmartStart focuses on high standards and accountability. (Oct 2000)
Arkansas Ed Reform
FactCheck: AR improved test scores, but still below-average. (Dec 2007)
SmartStart: early character-based education. (Jun 2007)
Sends his kids to public school; says other officials should. (Jan 2007)
Reformed AR education with Smart Start & Next Step. (Jan 2007)
Supported creation of Arkansas charter schools. (Dec 2006)
Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers. (Nov 2002)
First priority: Raise teacher salaries. (Jan 2001)

Jon Huntsman on Education

Republican UT Governor

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I signed the second voucher bill in the US. (Sep 2011)
No Child Left Behind has failed; we need vouchers. (Aug 2011)
UCAT system: technical college for industry needs. (Jan 2009)
Early learning is critical; so are languages & math. (Jan 2009)
To produce first-rate students, pay for first-rate teachers. (Jan 2007)
School choice & competition is healthy for public schools. (Nov 2006)

Gary Johnson on Education

Former Republican NM Governor

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Education Dept. takes 16 cents for every 11 cents it gives. (Sep 2011)
Put educational funds in the hands of the people who use it. (May 2011)
End the Department of Education. (May 2011)

Barack Obama on Education

Democratic President (2008); IL Senator (2004)

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Romney social issue stances compared to Obama. (Jan 2012)
Educate to Innovate campaign: make US top in math & science. (Sep 2010)
Quitting high school is quitting on your country. (Feb 2009)
Invest in early childhood education and higher education. (Aug 2008)
Refundable $4000 tax credit for community college tuition. (Aug 2008)
Fight for social & economic justice begins in the classroom. (Jul 2008)
Make math & science policy a national priority. (Jul 2008)
We need real commitment to education; instead we got NCLB. (Jun 2008)
$10 billion to guarantee early childhood education for all. (Jun 2008)
Evolution & science aren�t incompatible with Christian faith. (Apr 2008)
Mother home-schooled Obama in English while in Indonesia. (Apr 2008)
Children�s First Agenda: zero to five early education. (Feb 2008)
Put billions of dollars into early childhood education. (Jan 2008)
Need after-school and summer programs with good parenting. (Jan 2008)
Get parents re-engaged in educating the children. (Dec 2007)
Nationwide program to reconstruct crumbling school buildings. (Sep 2007)
STEP UP: summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged. (Aug 2007)
We left the money behind for No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007)
Supreme Court was wrong on school anti-integration ruling. (Jul 2007)
Cut banks out and add $4.5 Billion to college loans. (Mar 2007)
Guarantee affordable life-long, top-notch education. (Jun 2006)
Sex education needed to help children discuss molestation. (Oct 2004)
Provide decent funding and get rid of anti-intellectualism. (Jul 2004)
Address the growing achievement gap between students. (May 2004)
Will add 25,000 teachers in high-need areas. (May 2004)
College
Jobs today require at least a bachelor's degree. (Sep 2010)
$10K college tax credit; forgive loans for public service. (Jan 2010)
$2,500 tax credit for all four years of college. (Feb 2009)
To compete, students need at least H.S. & college degree. (Jun 2008)
Pay for college education for those who commit to teaching. (Jun 2008)
$4,000 college tuition for 100 hours� public service a year. (Feb 2008)
Merit Incentives
FactCheck: Race to the Top has only rewarded 12 states. (Jan 2011)
Race to the Top: reward innovation in public schools. (Jan 2011)
Reward successful schools, instead of funding the status quo. (Jan 2010)
Volunteer in your neighborhood & we help pay for college. (Feb 2009)
Merit pay ok if based on career instead of a single test. (Apr 2008)
Pay �master teachers� extra, but with buy-in from teachers. (Aug 2007)
Incentives to hire a million teachers over next decade. (Jun 2007)
Pay teachers more money & treat them like professionals. (Jun 2007)
More teacher pay in exchange for more teacher accountability. (Oct 2006)
Free public college for any student with B-average. (Jul 1998)
School Choice
I doubled charter schools in Illinois; but no vouchers. (Oct 2008)
Vouchers don�t solve the problems of our schools. (Oct 2008)
FactCheck: McCain for national reforms & also DC vouchers. (Oct 2008)
Supports charter schools; it�s important to experiment. (Feb 2008)
We need a sense of urgency about improving education system. (Sep 2007)
Sends kids to private school; but wants good schools for all. (Jul 2007)
Public school system status quo is indefensible. (Oct 2006)
Supports charter schools and private investment in schools. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
First Senate bill: increase Pell Grant from $4,050 to $5,100. (Aug 2007)
Sponsored legislations that recruit and reward good teachers. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)

Sarah Palin on Education

Republican Governor (AK); 2008 nominee for Vice President

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All "winners" creates generation of entitled little whiners. (Nov 2010)
Forward Funding: let districts plan based on advance budget. (Nov 2009)
Supports microevolution, but not that humans came from fish. (Nov 2009)
Supports abstinence ed plus contraception vs.explicit sex ed. (Nov 2009)
Believes in evolution; "My father's a science teacher". (Aug 2009)
3-year plan: $1B for early learning, vo-tech, accountability. (Jan 2009)
We need more flexibility in No Child Left Behind. (Oct 2008)
Never tried to ban books in the Wasilla Library. (Sep 2008)
Science teacher as dad; believes in teaching evolution. (Sep 2008)
Teach creationism alongside evolution in schools. (Aug 2008)
Supports teaching intelligent design in public schools. (Aug 2008)
294 Alaska public schools progressed under NCLB. (Aug 2008)
School debate should focus on accountability. (Jan 2008)
Committed to providing strong education, including morals. (Jan 2008)
Budget funds education, but will to work is also critical. (Jan 2008)
Court ruling against NEA: state adequately funds education. (Jun 2007)
Fully fund K-12 and support early funding of education. (Jan 2007)
Supports $20 million needs-based aid for U. Alaska. (Nov 2006)
Forward-fund K-12 schools to allow better planning. (Nov 2006)
Supports charter schools, home schools, & other alternatives. (Nov 2006)
Target early education programs to at-risk groups. (Nov 2006)
Alignment between parents, teachers, schools, & business. (Nov 2006)
Faith-based materials ok in homeschooling. (Nov 2006)
ABC method: back to basics, plus patriotism & ethics. (Nov 2006)
Supports parental choice for what is best for their children. (Nov 2006)
Don�t push school boards on creationism but allow discussion. (Oct 2006)
I believe we have a creator; and many theories of evolution. (Oct 2006)
Support charters & home schools; not private school vouchers. (Oct 2006)
Let parents opt out of schoolbooks they find offensive. (Jul 2006)
Parents know best, about school spending & school age. (Jul 2006)
Pledge of Allegiance with �Under God� is good enough. (Jul 2006)

Ron Paul on Education

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

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Obama's social issue stances compared to Paul's. (Jan 2012)
Student loan program is a total failure and unconstitutional. (Nov 2011)
Stop enforcing No Child Left Behind; allow opt-out of system. (Sep 2011)
Competition helps, but vouchers invite bureaucratic control. (Apr 2011)
No-Child-Left-Behind hooks institutions on federal funding. (Apr 2011)
Evolution doesn't support atheism nor diminish God. (Apr 2011)
School prayer is not a federal issue. (Apr 2008)
Private funds for arts work better than government funds. (Apr 2008)
Close Dept. of Education, but don�t dismantle public schools. (Dec 2007)
Encourage homeschooling & private school via tax writeoff. (Dec 2007)
Don�t impeach judges for decisions on legislature prayers. (Sep 2007)
Present scientific facts that support creationism. (Sep 2007)
Equal funds for abstinence as contraceptive-based education. (Sep 2007)
Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling. (Sep 2007)
Guarantee parity for home school diplomas. (Sep 2007)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
Voted NO on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
Abolish the federal Department of Education. (Dec 2000)
Sponsored bill for private scholarships to public schools. (Feb 2003)
Rated 67% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)
Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Tim Pawlenty on Education

Republican MN Governor

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Let school districts decide on teaching intelligent design. (May 2011)
Parents should have educational options, like home schooling. (Feb 2011)
1991: lengthening the school year for high schoolers. (May 2010)
3R solution: Rigor, Relevance, & Results for high schools. (May 2010)
Require Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. (Nov 2006)
Student standards & teacher standards. (Oct 2002)

Rick Perry on Education

Republican Governor (TX)

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Promote school choice all across this country. (Sep 2011)
We reduced school spending in TX and raised graduation rates. (Sep 2011)
Choose from mix of public, charter & private schools. (Nov 2010)
OpEd: School choice laudable at local level but not federal. (Nov 2010)
Public prayer is not establishing a religion. (Nov 2010)
Turned down $700M in federal aid due to strings attached. (Nov 2010)
Best teachers, accountability, math & science prep. (Jan 2009)
New discoveries make evolutionary explanation less plausible. (Feb 2008)
My parents didn't sue when I was paddled at school. (Feb 2008)
Boy Scouts granted right to use schools in 2002 NCLB law. (Feb 2008)
$305 million for public schools and colleges. (Jan 2001)
Start a pilot voucher program in Texas. (Jun 2002)
Supports vouchers, but didn't push proposal through. (May 1999)
Supports voluntary prayer in public schools. (Aug 2010)

Buddy Roemer on Education

Former Governor (LA)

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Competition & choice are antidotes to flab & irrelevance. (Oct 2011)

Mitt Romney on Education

Former Republican Governor (MA)

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Gov. Perry's education policy stances compared to Romney's. (Jan 2012)
Smaller classroom size only matters to teachers' unions. (Sep 2011)
We should insist that teachers get evaluated. (Sep 2011)
China & India graduate more science & engineering PhDs. (Mar 2010)
Failure to educate minorities is a civil rights issue. (Mar 2010)
2003: Bold reforms: required H.S. graduation test. (Mar 2010)
Vetoed abandoning three new Massachusetts charter schools. (Mar 2010)
Teachers' union has deadening impact on student achievement. (Mar 2010)
School choice over fat-cat CEOs of teachers' unions. (Feb 2010)
FactCheck: US scores at 50% internationally, not 10%-25%. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: MA 1st in test scores, but was 1st before Romney. (Dec 2007)
Education is not just the teachers� union. (Dec 2007)
Bush was right on No Child Left Behind. (Dec 2007)
Identify failing schools; push choice & English immersion. (Dec 2007)
Principles: choice; parental involvement; merit scholarships. (Dec 2007)
Supports English immersion & abstinence education. (May 2007)
Changed from closing Education Dept. to supporting NCLB. (May 2007)
Reform underperforming schools or replace with charters. (Sep 2002)
Supported abolishing the federal Department of Education. (Mar 2002)
Schools can teach family values, but not religion or prayer. (Aug 1994)
Supported means-tested vouchers for public & private schools. (Mar 2002)

Rick Santorum on Education

Republican Jr Senator (PA)

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Our education system doesn't serve the customer. (Sep 2011)
One-time $500 contribution to every low-income child. (Apr 2006)
Rich people already have school choice; give it to the poor. (Apr 2006)
1990s: School uniforms happen to be a good idea. (Apr 2006)
Family, religion, and schools: most fundamental institutions. (Apr 2006)
Comprehensive sex ed has no impact on pregnancy or STD rates. (Apr 2006)
Home-schooled six children with wife Karen. (Apr 2006)
Multiculturalism insists we teach about comic books. (Apr 2006)
Expose kids to legitimate debate of evolution & creationism. (Mar 2005)
Teach about disagreements in biological evolution theories. (Jun 2001)
Kids are trapped without choice in the public schools. (Jun 2001)
More teachers & more funding just means more of the same. (Apr 1998)
Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)

Jill Stein on Education

Former Green Challenger MA Governor

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Focus on student needs, not corporate needs. (Dec 2011)
Move school decisions from national to grassroots level. (Dec 2011)
Charter school siphon resources from public schoola. (Dec 2011)
Opposes teacher-led prayer in public schools. (Dec 2011)
Boost public schools, and hold them accountable. (Oct 2002)

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