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2016 Presidential Candidates On School Choice
1. School Choice
Clinton thinks vouchers are unconstitutional and damaging
to public schools, but says she supports charter schools and
is in favor of increased school choice among public schools
in a district.
Hillary Clinton:
2. School Choice
Cruz introduced the Education Freedom Accounts Act earlier
this year “to expand school choice in the District of Columbia,”
and is on record as calling school choice the “civil rights issue
of our era.”
Ted Cruz:
3. School Choice
Kasich’s website boasts, “Ohio has quadrupled the number of
available vouchers and increased the number of schools whose
students are eligible for vouchers.” He does promise to
“encourage all education leaders to seek input from parents
and communities to make sure their work aligns with the ex-
pectations and priorities of those they serve.” The Washington
Post recently called Ohio’s charter school system “a joke.”
John Kasich:
4. School Choice
Rubio is a big fan of charter schools and believes increased
school choice is key to students’ ability to obtain a
world-class education. “We need to allow charter schools and
other innovative schools to flourish, and the key to that is
empowering parents,” his website reads.
Marco Rubio:
5. School Choice
According to his website, Sanders is “strongly opposed to any
voucher system that would re-direct public education dollars
to private schools, including through the use of tax credits.”
Bernie Sanders:
6. School Choice
In his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve,” Trump said
vouchers and increased school choice are healthy for a
capitalist economy. “Who’s better off? The kids who use
vouchers to go to the school of their choice, or the ones who
choose to stay in public school? All of them. That’s the way it
works in a competitive system,” he wrote.
Donald Trump: