2022 OK Governor's race: on Education


Joy Hofmeister: My focus will be on education, particularly public schools

[On teacher hiring]: "My focus will always be on education, particularly in our public schools," said Hofmeister. She said she supports higher pay, not only for teachers, but also for support personnel such as bus drivers and teacher aides. Hofmeister said she has a plan to get more teachers certified in Oklahoma, by paying college students a salary during their 15-week internships. Some interns have to drop out because they simply cannot afford to go so long without being paid, she said.
Source: Tahlequah Daily Press on 2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial race Dec 14, 2021

Joy Hofmeister: Vouchers are "rural schools killers" that pull funding

Educational options in rural communities are now center stage as voters prepare to choose their next governor. Incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt is campaigning on a statewide "fund-students-not-systems" platform and promises to "support any bills that would give parents and students more freedom to attend the schools that best fit their learning needs."

A voucher plan that died in the Senate earlier this year would have opened them to children in families that earn roughly three times what it takes to qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, with most awards ranging from $5,900 to about $8,100.

But Hofmeister has called the proposal a "rural schools killer" because it would pull funding from traditional districts. "I have gone to those communities that have lost their school, and then they lose their town," Hofmeister told The 74. Recent polls show Stitt's lead over Hofmeister shrinking--a reflection of the power of her message about rural schools.

Source: The74million.org on 2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial race Oct 14, 2022

Kevin Stitt: Fund students not systems, including vouchers

Educational options in rural communities are now center stage as voters prepare to choose their next governor. Stitt is campaigning on a statewide "fund-students-not-systems" platform and promises to "support any bills that would give parents and students more freedom to attend the schools that best fit their learning needs."

A voucher plan that died in the Senate earlier this year would have opened them to children in families that earn roughly three times what it takes to qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, with most awards ranging from $5,900 to about $8,100.

But Joy Hofmeister, who switched parties to challenge Stitt as a Democrat, has called the proposal a "rural schools killer" because it would pull funding from traditional districts. "I have gone to those communities that have lost their school, and then they lose their town," Hofmeister told The 74. Recent polls show Stitt's lead over Hofmeister shrinking--a reflection of the power of her message about rural schools.

Source: The74million.org on 2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial race Oct 14, 2022

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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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