2016 NC Senate race: on Education


Deborah Ross: Make first two years of community college free

Q: On Student Debt: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by increasing taxes on high earners?

Burr: No. Supported bills to simplify repayment, but opposed expanding subsidies to support refinancing.

Ross: Yes. Supports refinancing student loan debt, reining in private for-profit colleges, & making first two years of community college free.

Q: On Student Financial Aid: Should federal student financial aid, like Pell Grants, be increased?

Burr: No

Ross: Yes

Source: CampusElect Voter Guide to 2016 North Carolina Senate race Oct 9, 2016

Chris Rey: Read with the Mayor: volunteer program at grade schools

Chris Rey has quickly become a recognized leader on education issues: Soon after his election as Mayor he began his "Read with the Mayor" program that has organized over 150 volunteers to read to grade school children for an hour each week to encourage early grades literacy. He was recently appointed to the board of the North Carolina Public Schools Forum, which started the national recognized Teaching Fellows program, the North Carolina Afterschools Program, and the Educational Policy Fellowship. He also serves on the board of the Fayetteville Tech Foundation, which raises money to keep the community college affordable and teaches criminal justice classes at the University of Mt. Olive.
Source: 2016 North Carolina Senate campaign website ChrisRey.com Sep 22, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on Education:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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