John McCain on Education

Peoria, Az     John McCain has a somewhat mixed voting record on education.  Because of the complexity of his voting record, please follow the link below to view his voting record.

http://www.ontheissues.org/john_mccain.htm

Barack Obama on Education

Peoria, AZ       Barack Obama has, since 1998,been addressing the issues of education.  He believes that any student (in Illinois) who maintains a B average should go to college for free.  This was recently echoed by Nancy Napolitano, governor of Arizona.  Obama supports charter schools and private funding for these schools.  He is in favor of paying teachers more for their promise to teach better.  Does not feels No Child Left Behind lived up to its name.

For more information on where Barack Obama stands on the education issue, visit the following link:

http://www.govote.com/Senate/Barack_Obama.htm

Hillary Clinton on Education

Peoria, AZ       Hilliary Clinton has long been an advocate for education.  While Bill Clinton was still governor of Arkansas she chaired the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee from 1982 to 1992.  Her goal during this time was to improve Arkansas’ educational system.  However, no one really knows who well it really worked; the records for that ten year time frame mysteriously disappeared.  We do know this, though, since getting the legislation through for mandatory teacher testing, Arkansas’ statewide school report card has risen from the lower 50 states to the middle. 

For more on Hillary Clinton’s national education reform ideas visit the following link.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Hillary_Clinton_Education.htm