2022 AR Governor's race: on Education


Anthony Bland: We need real investment in education to support all students

Improving education in the state will be a pillar of Bland's campaign platform, the educator, who has a doctorate in business administration, said during his announcement speech. "We need to create opportunities for our state that will keep families here," Bland said. "We need real investment in education that will support all students."
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette on 2022 Arkansas Governor race Jun 24, 2021

Chris Jones: All children should have access to high quality preschool

All children in Arkansas should have access to a high quality preschool in their own community-- where they can get the foundation they need to start school. Only a third of Arkansas students read on-level by the end of third grade, creating lifelong learning challenges. Chris Jones supports passing a new comprehensive state law that will put intervention measures in place to keep kids on track.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Governor campaign website ChrisForGovernor.com May 26, 2022

Chris Jones: Enable low-to-no cost community college degrees

Arkansans of all ages should have access to technical schools and workforce training scholarships. We need to elevate the community college system to provide low-to-no cost degrees and opportunities that will create a competitive, highly skilled Arkansas workforce. The costs of college -- from tuition to building costs -- are growing unchecked. Chris Jones supports passing new laws to rework punitive productivity-based funding formulas.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Governor campaign website ChrisForGovernor.com May 26, 2022

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Offer more choices to parents of kids in failing schools

I will champion good schools and good teachers, but also offer more choices to parents of kids in failing schools. Every child must have the opportunity of a quality education, and no child should ever be trapped in a life of poverty and despair.
Source: Rev.com e-zine on 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial race Nov 12, 2020

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Offer more choices to parents of kids in failing schools

[On school choice]: "I will champion good schools and good teachers, but also offer more choices to parents of kids in failing schools," she continued. "Every child must have the opportunity of a quality education--and no child should ever be trapped in a life of poverty and despair."
Source: Fox News on 2022 Arkansas Governor race Apr 6, 2021

Tim Griffin: Wants more parental choice in education

Tim Griffin grew up in Magnolia, Arkansas, a fifth-generation Arkansan and the youngest son of a minister and teacher. He was first elected the lieutenant governor of Arkansas on November 4, 2014 and is currently serving his second four-year term. He is focused on growing jobs through aggressively pursuing economic development, more parental choice in education and boldly reforming state government.
Source: 2022 Arkansas TimGriffinForGovernor.com campaign website Dec 10, 2020

Tim Griffin: Looks forward to school choice funding of religious schools

The Supreme Court's decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue marks an important win for children, their parents, and the communities where they live. The Court correctly ruled that a State cannot bar private schools from school choice programs simply because they are religious. Equipped with this ruling, I look forward to working with the Arkansas legislature and the governor to take bold action and further expand educational freedom for parents and children in the 2021 session.
Source: Lt. Governor press release for 2022 Arkansas governor race Jun 30, 2020

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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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