2018 NV Senate race: on Education

Dean Heller: Tax savings plan to help parents pay for private schools

Dean Heller (R): Yes. Backed tax savings plan to help parents pay for private schools.

Jacky Rosen (D): No. Public money should go to public schools.

Dean Heller: Counseling on financial aid but no refinancing student loans

Dean Heller (R): No. Voted against. Cosponsored separate bill supporting counseling about financial aid choices.

Jacky Rosen (D): Wasn't in House during Warren bill. Has supported refinancing if market rates drop. Also supports extending Perkins program and letting student loans be canceled if recipients go bankrupt.

Jacky Rosen: Public money should go to public schools

Dean Heller (R): Yes. Backed tax savings plan to help parents pay for private schools.

Jacky Rosen (D): No. Public money should go to public schools.

Jacky Rosen: Refinance student loans, and cancel if student goes bankrupt

Dean Heller (R): No. Voted against. Cosponsored separate bill supporting counseling about financial aid choices.

Jacky Rosen (D): Wasn't in House during Warren bill. Has supported refinancing if market rates drop. Also supports extending Perkins program and letting student loans be canceled if recipients go bankrupt.

Danny Tarkanian: Real choice, not just choice between government schools

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of liberals who command a woman's "right to choose" when it comes to terminating a pregnancy but denies women the right to choose what school to send their children to.

Parents deserve REAL school choice. They should be allowed to pick their child's teachers and schools just as they're allowed to choose their child's doctors and hospitals. And no, choosing between one government school or another isn't a real "choice."

While we have an obligation to continue finding ways to improve our public schools other than dumping more and more taxpayer dollars down the drain, we must also give poor and middle class families the financial assistance they need to exercise the same education choices wealthy families enjoy.

Danny Tarkanian: I support vouchers for private school tuition

That's why I support school vouchers, education savings accounts and scholarship programs that parents can use for private school tuition or to assist parents who opt to homeschool their children if they want such assistance.

The community interest is a well-educated child. But that doesn't necessarily mean public schools. One size doesn't fit all. And it's time to give parents both the right and the means to escape public schools that aren't getting the job done

Jacky Rosen: $50K for STEM curriculum grant for UNLV

"Instead of making deep cuts to the NSF, the President's budget should instead focus on expanding opportunities for Nevada students by investing in programs that give our children the best STEM curriculum at a young age. This grant is a smart investment in Nevada's future and will prepare students for our 21st century global economy. That's why I will work hard to ensure our fair share of federal funding."

BACKGROUND: The NSF awards will help improve STEM curriculum, learning methods, and provide students with the skills to become programmers, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals requiring a certain level of technology sophistication.