Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Where do the 2016 presidential candidates stand on education? | Parents Across America

Where do the 2016 presidential candidates stand on education? | Parents Across America:

Where do the 2016 presidential candidates stand on education?

PAA does not endorse any candidate, but we are committed to educating parents and the general public about where the candidates and parties stand on education issues. The information in the following table was retrieved on Feb. 10. 2016 from www.ontheissues.org/education and www.ballotpedia.org. We have focused on the two remaining Democratic candidates and the top 7 Republican nominees based on today’s national polling. Download a pdf version of this chart (one that’s quite a bit easier to read!) here.

CandidateGeneral education philosophyTestingChartersVouchersOther
J. Bush (R)Lines up with much        of corporate reform agendaPushed for more tests as Gov. of FloridaStrongly supports “choice” and charter schools, started a charter school

Strongly supportsAbolished FL lower class size program
B. Carson (R)Public education is a propaganda systemSupports “choice”Strongly supports

H. Clinton (D)Democratic public  schools are importantToo much testing, no test-based teacher evaluation

Says charters should be a choice  for parents but has criticized them – says they should supplement not supplant strong public schoolsOpposesSupports arts education, universal pre-school
T. Cruz (R)Control belongs at local levelSupports “choice”Abolish Common Core, Dept. of Education

J. Kasich (R)Competition key to education; give power back to local levelStrongly supports “choice”SupportsBelieves Bible is history, schools do not need more funding, supports constitutional amendment for school prayer

M. Rubio (R)Competition and choice will save public education; less federal involvement, stronger local role

Strongly supports charters           and “choice;” says this benefits low-income families mostStrongly supports
B. Sanders (D)His comments focus primarily on higher edSupports annual federal testing mandate but wants “holistic approach” to testing

Has supported charters, voted for more federal funding for them,    but recently stated that he opposes privately run charter schools.OpposesSupports reduced class size
D. Trump (R)Much smaller federal role in educationSupports “choice”Opposes teachers unions, Common Core
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