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Hillary Clinton on Education

OpEd: Common Core recycled from Clintons in 1980s and 1990s. (Jun 2013)
OpEd: Common Core recycled from Clintons in 1980s and 1990s. (Jun 2013)
Parents are a child’s first teachers. (Jan 2008)
Get more teachers into hard-to-serve areas. (Nov 2007)
Hillary emphasized education reform without political agenda. (Oct 2007)
We have not yet reached consensus on education reform. (Sep 2007)
1986: HIPPY program empowers parents as kids' first teach. (Sep 2007)
Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school. (Aug 2007)
Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3. (Jul 2007)
It takes a village; American village has failed our children. (Jun 2007)
Establish right to education from pre-school thru college. (Jun 2007)
Early education affects things from IQ to lifelong earnings. (Dec 2006)
2001: Proposed and passed National Teacher Corps. (Dec 2006)
Teacher testing only for new teachers. (Oct 2000)
Testing only new teachers respects professionalism. (Oct 2000)
Hold kids to high standards, starting at home. (Jul 1999)
Teachers need more peer consulting & more recognition. (Jul 1999)
Social promotion cheats our children. (Jul 1999)
More after-school; smaller classes. (Jul 1999)
Read to young kids 20-30 minutes daily. (Jul 1999)
Entire school staff should focus on school safety. (Jul 1999)
Metal detectors at school are not much of an intrusion. (Jun 1999)
Arts education is needed in our schools. (Sep 1998)
Give kids after-school activities to prevent gangs. (Apr 1998)
Allow student prayer, but no religious instruction. (Sep 1996)
Character education: teach empathy & self-discipline. (Sep 1996)
Supports Goals 2000: hardly the stuff of revolution. (Sep 1996)
Supports structured inner-city schools, with uniforms. (May 1996)
1960s: Taught reading in poor Boston neighborhoods. (Aug 1993)

Arkansas Ed Reform

AR Ed Reform taught that there is a place for testing. (Sep 2007)
Sent Chelsea to public schools in Arkansas, but not DC. (Jul 2007)
1983: Teacher testing as part of AR education reform. (Jun 2007)
1983: AR reforms fixed unconstitutional school financing. (Jun 2004)
AR Reform plan pushed mandatory teacher testing. (Nov 2003)
Arkansas education: improvement against great odds. (Oct 2000)
Pushed teacher testing in Arkansas. (Dec 1999)
AR ed reform: mandate kindergarten, no social promotion. (Dec 1999)
1983: Challenged low education expectations. (Aug 1999)
1993: Public accepted First Lady as education reformer. (Aug 1999)
Long journey for reform, not isolated initiatives. (Jun 1994)
HIPPY: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. (Aug 1993)
Passing illiterate students is educational fraud. (Sep 1983)

Education Funding

End predatory student college loan rates over 20%. (Apr 2008)
Fully fund special education & 21st century classrooms. (Dec 2007)
Incentive pay for school wide performance. (Aug 2007)
Transfer tax cuts from rich & corporations to student aid. (Jun 2006)
Reforms: teacher corps; more federal funding; modernize. (Sep 2000)
Opposes merit pay for individual teachers. (Apr 2000)
Supports merit pay for entire schools. (Apr 2000)
Scholarships for teachers who go to urban schools. (Mar 2000)
Increase resources to meet increased standards. (Mar 2000)
Address teacher shortage with salary increases. (Jul 1999)

School Choice

Total change in No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007)
Supports public school choice; but not private nor parochial. (Oct 2006)
More teachers, smaller classes, no vouchers. (Oct 2000)
Vouchers would take money from public schools. (Oct 2000)
Vouchers drain money from public schools. (Sep 2000)
Vouchers will not improve our public schools. (Jul 1999)
Let’s build up our schools-not tear them down. (Jul 1999)
Charter schools provide choice within public system. (Jul 1999)
Charters meet needs of failing public school students. (Aug 1998)
Vouchers siphon off much-needed resources. (Aug 1998)
Parents can choose, but support public schools. (Feb 1997)
Supports public school choice and charter schools. (Sep 1996)

Voting Record

Solemn vow never to abandon our public schools. (Jul 1999)
Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)