Words: McCain supports rewarding good schools and advocates charter schools, as well s allowing the states to decide on school vouchers programs. He’s against nationally imposed standards for funding and feels that such programs penalize students. (more…)

Words: Obama calls for a sense of urgency about improving our education system and that there should be incentives, including higher pay, for increasing the number and quality of teachers. He argues that “No Child Left behind” is under-funded (more…)

Words: Romney believes that under-performing schools should be reformed or replaced with charter schools. He advocates English immersion in schools and supports abstinence education. He once supported eliminating the Department of Education, but now supports “No Child Left Behind”. (more…)

Words: Biden believes that better paid teachers lead to better educational results and that pay rates should be performance-based. He also feels that the racial achievement gap can be overcome with early education. He supports teaching age-appropriate sex education (more…)

Words: Clinton maintains that “it takes a village” to raise a child and supports early childhood education, more mentoring, and more parent education programs. She opposes merit pay for individual teachers, but endorses merit pay for entire schools. (more…)

Words: Edwards supports higher teacher pay in low-income areas and believes that public schools should be provided with the resources they need. He is a strong advocate for higher education and feels that community colleges and public universities should be free (more…)

Words: Giuliani supports voucher programs and charter schools and feels that failing schools should be privatized. He advocates opening schools on weekends for remedial programs. “You only get one chance to educate a child, and if you screw it up, then it’s very hard to correct it later. (more…)

Words: Huckabee feels “character education” should be included in school curricula. He advocates tax-credit programs for Christian schooling and supports prayer in schools. He argues that school boards should be replaced in failing schools (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that quality education is a core American right. He feels “No Child Left behind” should be ended and that we should not be “a nation of test-takers”. He advocates free education from pre-kindergarten through college (more…)

Words: Paul advocates tax-credit programs for Christian schooling and reinstating school prayer. He believes that there should be equal funds for abstinence programs as for contraceptive education. He also feels that there should be guaranteed parity for home school diplomas. (more…)

Words: Richardson advocates a universal pre-kindergarten program, a minimum wage for teachers, and a ban on junk food in schools. He opposes voucher programs, believes “No Child Left Behind” should be ended and feels we should assist failing schools (more…)

Words: Thompson advocates voucher programs and charter schools and supports the right of parents to choose schools. He feels that education reform should take place on the local level. “The federal government can assist state and localities through grants with fewer strings (more…)