Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Romney education

  • "Voucher" is a fighting word in education, so it may be understandable that when Mitt Romney speaks about improving the nation's schools, he never uses that term. Nonetheless, as president, Mr.
  • (New York Times)
  • On 23 May, the Romney campaign released its education policy white paper titled A Chance for Every Child: Mitt Romneys Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education.
  • (Common Dreams)
  • Romney embraces the most extreme policies in the history of the Republican Party, such as vowing to veto the DREAM Act, which allows young, talented Hispanics to earn citizenship if they pursue a college education or serve in the military.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • that would introduce marketplace dynamics into education to drive academic gains.
  • (Salon)
  • The video charges that as governor of Massachusetts, Romney cut funding for education and first responders and says that lead to layoffs, even though he expanded the size of state government overall.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • Recently, POLITICO ran no less than five articles from the likes of Arne Duncan, Lamar Alexander and others regarding education.
  • (RedState)
  • Romney was unsparing in his vetoes, risking political fallout far and wide. He reduced allocations for state police and local sheriffs departments.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • But while Mr. Romney and supporters of school choice argue that this approach would improve education by making schools more competitive, skeptics argue that the method is unproven.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • Voucher is a fighting word in education, so it may be understandable that when Mitt Romney speaks about improving the nations schools, he never uses that term.
  • (Austin American-Statesman)
  • Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney caused a stir in Idaho late last month when he named Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna to his 19-member education policy advisory group.
  • (Idaho Press-Tribune)

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