Education

		Bill Bradley (Democrat) Calls for national education standards and greater accountability for teachers and principals, "so that we get a return on our investment." Would expand teacher training. Says U.S. needs institutions in place to allow for "lifetime education" of U.S. workers. Calls broader implementation of technology in the classroom "essential." Voted against several school prayer measures while a U.S. senator. Says he is against allowing federal tax dollars to be used to help parents send their children to private schools.
		Al Gore (Democrat) Calls for smaller classes, higher standards and "a renewed focus on discipline, character and the right values" in schools. Has proposed hiring 2.2 million new teachers, in part by offering $10,000 towards the college expenses of qualified students who agree to teach in a public school for at least four years following graduation. A $10,000 bonus would be offered to those in another profession who agree to become teachers. Advocates increased funding for teacher training and development. Would require that new teachers pass a rigorous test of their knowledge of the subject they will teach before they get a license. Their performance would be evaluated every five years before their license is renewed. Has proposed a National Tuition Savings program that would allow families to set up tax-free accounts into which they would make small, regular contributions to help pay for their children's college tuition. He has proposed a similar program to help pay for "lifetime learning" by adults. Strong supporter of technology in the classroom and increased computer literacy among students. Calls for every classroom and library to be connected to the Internet. Opposes school voucher programs.
		Gary Bauer (Republican) Would do away with the U.S. Department of Education and decentralize major education policy decisions, giving power to states and communities. Has advocated posting the Ten Commandments in schools and is a strong backer of allowing organized prayer in public schools. Supports allowing federal tax money to be used to help parents school their children at home or send them to private schools.
		George W. Bush (Republican) Would give state and local governments more control over education, including curriculum, disciplining students, and punishing juvenile offenders. Would also give states much more discretion over how they spend federal dollars, to create financial incentives for states to improve student performance and to pave the way for the proliferation of charter schools. Says students should be tested yearly in reading and math, with the results posted, by school, on the Internet, and that federal aid should reflect the results. Has proposed a Charter School Homestead Fund with $3 billion in loan guarantees to help launch 2,000 new charter schools. Would require state participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a federal program that tests a random sampling of students every two to four years. Would also increase funds for school construction and facility maintenance. Supports sex education programs which stress abstinence, and is an advocate of bilingual education programs in public schools.
		Steve Forbes (Republican) Would convert federal aid to education into block grants for states, with the stipulation that parents be allowed to chose the schools where they send their kids. Supports vouchers, tuition tax credits, educational savings accounts, and charter schools as ways to increase parental control over and participation in their child's education. Calls educational freedom and economic opportunity "the next great civil rights battlegrounds of the 21st century." He would support allowing students to study the Bible before or after school
		Orrin Hatch (Republican) Says education reform "will be at the top of my priorities" as president. Supports school choice, charter schools, merit pay for teachers, and educational opportunity scholarships. Was the author of the Hatch Amendment that gives parents the right to review their child's curriculum. Says there is a role for the federal government in overhauling the infrastructure of school systems, but does not favor direct spending.
		Alan Keyes (Republican) Would abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Says the federal role in higher education should be limited to "promoting interests genuinely national in scope," like education programs for military personnel. Has advocated that sex education courses be abstinence-based, and is a strong supporter of prayer in public schools. Says he would make school prayer a litmus test for judicial appointments. "We not only need prayer in schools, we need schools that are in the hands of people who pray," he says.
		John McCain (Republican) McCain supports giving all federal education funding to states in the form of block grants and allowing them to spend it as they see fit. He backs merit-based pay for teachers, and has called higher teacher salaries an "urgent necessity." He also would test the competence of teachers periodically and fire them if they don’t meet certain standards. He has proposed a nationwide test of school vouchers, and supports tax-free savings accounts to help meet children’s educational expenses, including tutoring, computers, and tuition. He backs high-speed Internet access for every school, but would requiring filtering software for all public school and library computers as a way to keep children from potentially harmful Internet sites. He backs amending the Constitution to allow prayer in schools.
		Pat Buchanan (Reform Party) Would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, and return its functions to state and local control. In general, would "preserve our heritage by passing on to our children, through locally controlled education, a love of our land, our history, our English language, and our traditional sense of right and wrong." He supports special tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay education costs. He also favors a constitutional amendment to allow school prayer and rejects bilingualism and "multicultural" curricula that "denigrate our history." Opposes national testing and national teaching standards.

Campaign coverage of education issues
Teachers air anti-MCAS ad, By Scott S. Greenberger, Globe Staff, 11/9/2000
Shaheen N.H. lawmakers still face school issue, By Ralph Jimenez, Globe Staff, 11/9/2000
Candidates take on education, By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 11/4/2000
Gore targets Bush on schools, taxes, By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 10/26/2000
Report questions 'Texas miracle', By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 10/25/2000
Hooky excused as civics lesson, Associated Press, 10/20/2000
The Education President?, Globe editorial, 10/16/2000 -OPINION
Gore offers rhetoric on schools, By Jennifer C. Braceras, 10/12/2000 -OPINION
Impatient education with reform, By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Staff, 10/3/2000
Showdown in 'Show-Me' state, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 10/1/2000 -OPINION
UMass may be big winner in faceoff, By David Abel, Globe Correspondent, 9/30/2000
Some politicians are hypocrites when the issue is public schools, By William G. Mayer, 9/30/2000 -OPINION
Rich-poor gap in education is assailed, By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 9/26/2000
Campaign lessons aren't all political, By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 9/26/2000
Bush suggests Gore partly to blame for poor test scores, By Tom Raum, Associated Press, 9/25/2000
Counterintuition: On college aid, Bush, Gore reverse roles, By Patrick Healy, 9/10/2000
Bush, Gore debate education, health, By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 9/1/2000
Gore, Bush hammer away on health care and education, By Anne E. Kornblut and Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 8/31/2000
Bush pledges aid to college students, says Gore's done little, By Ron Fournier, Associated Press, 8/30/2000
Bush goes on the offensive on education, By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 8/29/2000
Texas diversity plan rapped, By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 8/22/2000
Bush pushes for improved education, vet health care, By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press, 8/21/2000
Bush blueprint gets nod with abortion plank intact, By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 8/1/2000
Political briefs: Reform Party leaders vote against Buchanan candidacy, Globe wire services, 7/30/2000
Gore, Ventura star as comic duo, By Mike Glover, Associated Press, 6/23/2000
Bush offers Internet teaching proposal, Associated Press, 6/20/2000
Teachers back Gore with money, muscle, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 6/3/2000
Gore proposes $1.2 billion in new education benefits for veterans, By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press, 5/11/2000
Gore backs denying funds to failing schools, By Ronald Brownstein and Edwin Chen, Los Angeles Times, 4/30/2000
Bush's education record: mixed results despite more money, By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff, 4/23/2000
Gore, in classroom, offers Vietnam lesson, By Laura Meckler, Associated Press, 4/14/2000
Gore hears views on pupil tests, By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press, 4/12/2000
Gore challenges Bush record on education reform, By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters, 4/6/2000
Pols flunking the school test, By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 4/4/2000 -OPINION
Education is both public and private in Bush, Gore families, By Michael Holmes, Associated Press, 4/4/2000
Bush puts focus on teachers in $2.9b recruiting, training bid, By Patricia Wilson, Reuters, 3/31/2000
Bush proposes $5 billion reading plan, Washington Post, 3/29/2000
Gore takes campaign to school, By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters, 3/25/2000
Bush's education plan gets cool reception in Arkansas, By Alan Elsner, Reuters, 3/25/2000
Bush slips against Gore but gas prices, education could help, By Will Lester, Associated Press, 3/23/2000
Candidates attack education statistics in early campaign ads, By Laura Meckler, Associated Press, 3/18/2000
Bradley, Gore vie on Washington role in education, By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 2/26/2000
Bradley offers school improvement plan, trades barbs with Gore, By Bob Hohler and Ann Scales, Globe Staff, 2/10/2000
Bush, McCain spar on taxes, education, abortion, By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff, and Curtis Wilkie, Globe Correspondent, 1/27/2000
Gore packages themes of education, economy for final push in N.H., By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 1/24/2000
New Hampshire voters have integrity, not issues, on their minds, By Holly Ramer, Associated Press, 1/22/2000
Gore, Bush score best in National Urban League education report card, By Paul Shepard, Associated Press, 1/15/2000
Keyes calls for abolishing education department, By John Biemer, Associated Press, 1/12/2000
Campaign Notebook: Bradley and Gore tussle over education, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 1/11/2000
Gore rips Bradley on schools and farms, By Mike Glover, Associated Press, 12/23/1999
Gore promotes $50b free preschool for 4-year-olds, By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Staff, 12/22/1999
Gore hopes Bush visit boosts school plan, By Sandra Sobieraj, Associated Press, 12/17/1999
Bradley both baffles and awes Boston middle school audience, By Tina Cassidy, Globe Staff, 11/6/1999
Gore fills in as civics teacher, By Petra Guglielmetti, Globe Correspondent, 11/4/1999
Bush, at N.H. stop, stresses safety in schools, moral education, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 11/3/1999
School vouchers no longer for Republicans only, By Scot Lehigh, Globe Staff, 10/10/1999
Dole outlines get-tough approach to improve schools, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 9/23/1999
Kerry hits Bush, Democrats on education, By Joan Vennochi, Globe Staff, 9/22/1999
Dole returns to Melrose classroom, By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 9/21/1999
2000 issues cut Democrats' way, By Robert Kuttner, 9/12/1999
In R.I. Gore targets rival's school plan, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 9/11/1999
Cellucci, Bush cast clouds over schools, By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist, 9/10/1999 -OPINION
Bush talks issues takes hit on school visit, By Jill Zuckman, Globe Staff, 9/9/1999
Presidential candidates make issue of education, By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 9/4/1999
Bush cites plan to shift school funds, By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9/3/1999