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Hechinger Report | Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on education?

Hechinger Report | Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on education?:

Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on education?

Republican Party presidential candidates continue to battle it out to see who might face the Democratic Party nominee—most likely, President Barack Obama—in the 2012 race for the White House. As they’ve made known their views about everything from health care and taxes to abortion and gay marriage, education has thus far been overlooked as a big-ticket issue. But that doesn’t mean the leading candidates don’t have opinions—or track records. Here’s a look at what each of the eight main candidates has said on the campaign trail:

Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann: Bachmann, the current U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s sixth congressional district,