Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Picking the President: Education


John McCain
Vouchers Yes
Charter Schools Yes
Merit Pay for Teachers Yes
NCLB: Reform or Abolish Neither
Voluntary School Prayer Yes
Barack Obama
Vouchers No
Charter Schools Yes
Merit Pay for Teachers Yes
NCLB: Reform or Abolish Reform
Voluntary School Prayer Unknown
I'm giving two points to Obama. Vouchers are diverting government money from where it should really go - the painfully under-funded public schools. NCLB, like much of the Bush administration's work, is a good-intentioned but imperfect act, and some revision would help the students a little more.
And since I'm just so damn moderate, I'm also giving a point to McCain. The key word in "Voluntary School Prayer" is the first one. America was founded by those who sought religious freedom, and this nation's citizens should be able to pray.
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1 comment:

  1. Glen MaganziniWednesday, June 4, 2008 at 3:22:00 PM EDT

    Vouchers = choice. If I had the choice, I wouldn't be going to Wakefield High.

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