Don't take my word on John McCain and education, take a look for yourself at his position on the education issues. I stumbled upon this gem of an article on the NEA website today.The NEA asked all three Presidential candidates to fill out a questionnaire asking for their stances on key education issues. Only McCain did not respond. The whole page of issues and stances can be found here.
Here are a couple of interesting ones.
Issue: Reduce Class Size
Obama: supports
McCain: opposes
Anyone in education will tell you that the smaller the class size, the better. It does not take a brain surgeon to figure out why. Smaller class size = More individualized attention
Issue: Increase Federal Education Funding
Obama: supports
McCain: Opposed Bills to Increase Funding, but Says He Supports Adequate Funding
Opposes any increased spending bill but supports adequate funding must be some more Straight Talk talk.
Issue: Increase Student Aid for College (Pell Grants)
Obama: Supports
McCain: Opposes
Education is the great equalizer in this country. The more people from the lower rungs of the economic ladder that have a chance to get a college education, the more that will climb up into the middle class. I believe in increased opportunity for all, and the hope of economic mobility found on a level playing field. Please click on the link to the full NEA article and read all of the issues. I think it is pretty clear who is a supporter of our public schools and who is not.
Anybody who thinks education now is as good as it used to be doesn't have a full understanding of the system.
ReplyDeleteEducation, as you point out, is the great equalizer and it is far more difficult for folks top pay for college now than it was a few decades ago.
For this and other reasons my generation has been labeled by some "Generation Debt."