The Candidates Education Platforms

BARACK OBAMA
Barack Obama believes there are three major problems with education in the United States.
-Firstly, one problem he believes that is occurring within our country is that the "no child gets left behind" act wasn't funded correctly. To fix this he wants to fund the law and also give teachers the adequate supplies to help the children succeed in the state exams that are required of them.

-Another problem that Obama sees in our education today is that 30% of teachers new to the profession quit their teaching career within their first five years of teaching. One way Obama would like to change this is by preparing teachers for the job. First off, he will require a performance test from each new educator to make sure the teacher is ready before she/he steps into a school to teach. Barack also agrees to reward teachers to further exceed in their teaching skills. He will allow districts to reward accomplished teachers who have mentored students as well as new educators.

-Lastly, he believes that the steeply increasing college prices are unacceptable. Some people are graduating college with 19,000 dollars in debt. To do this Obama will create a tax credit to college students. This credit will be refundable and will allow most Americans to eliminate the first four thousand dollars of their total college bill. It will also cover two thirds of tuition for typical public colleges and universities.

JOHN MCCAIN
-John McCain has some different views on education for America. To start he believes that the No Child Gets left Behind act has provided the schools of America the information of who isn't doing well and who is doing well. So he believes that the NCLB is a just the beginning to rebuild education in America. By this he means we now see the students who weren't being noticed and we are now helping them.

-He also thinks we should fight to hire character building teachers and then reward them for what great they have done. When we get great teachers we will have better innovative schools for our children to learn in.

-Thirdly, John McCain wil put parents and students in the center focus point of education. To do this he will enable parents to choose which school and education their child will receive. He believes that the financial help should be given to parents to help them choose the right school for their child. By letting the parents choose a school, this will make it a better chance to keep their child from failing. McCain also promises to simplify the financial hep for college students. This will occur when he makes the process easier for students to apply fro aid and when he gives them a higher understaning of their eligability for the aid they need.

Posted By Nick