2018 WV Senate race: on Education


Joe Manchin III: Limit student loan repayment to 15% of income

Q: Refinance existing student loans if lower rates exist? Support income-contingent loan repayment? Support & expand Pell Grants?

Joe Manchin (D): Yes. Introduced bills to refinance at market rates & to limit repayment to 15% of income. Signed on to support & strengthen Pell Grants.

Patrick Morrisey (R): Unknown. Reached settlement with for-profit online education company to forgive student debt.

Source: 2018 CampusElect Issue Guide on West Virginia Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Joe Manchin III: Vouchers pull resources from schools that need them most

Q: Provide vouchers to parents to send their children to private schools with public money?

Joe Manchin (D): No. "Would pull already limited public school resources from the schools, students & teachers that need them most."

Patrick Morrisey (R): No statement found.

Source: 2018 CampusElect Issue Guide on West Virginia Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Don Blankenship: Teachers should be graded and denied raises if sub-standard

Blankenship said another step to bettering West Virginia education was to grade teachers on an A to F scale. "Just like they give our kids," he said. These teachers would be graded on aptitude tests taken by their students, according to Blankenship. Teachers with better teaching results would become trainers and get bonuses, while those who receive poor results would be demoted or discharged. "They would be denied raises just like they would be in a company," Blankenship said.
Source: TheDAOnline.com on 2018 West Virginia Senatorial race Mar 2, 2018

Paula Jean Swearengin: Free college or trade school to all qualified students

Provide a tuition-free education to qualified students at all public universities, colleges, and trade schools. If we want to rebuild our economy and encourage innovation in America, we need a highly-educated and highly-skilled workforce. Saddling students with debt is not only destructive to students' futures, it also slows and depresses our economy.
Source: 2018 West Virginia Senate campaign website PaulaJean2018.com Jul 17, 2017

Paula Jean Swearengin: Ensure adequate funding; encourage best practices

A range of best practices covering teaching methods, teacher training and school discipline have been demonstrated to work. Participating districts will receive funding along with management training and teacher training. From the start a federal grant program will ensure all districts receive adequate funding regardless of their local property tax base.
Source: 2018 West Virginia Senate campaign website PaulaJean2018.com Jul 17, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Education:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA) 		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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