2022 PA Governor's race: on Education


Doug Mastriano: A lot of distrust between public and government schools

A Republican measure calling for Pennsylvania schools to post textbook names and course summaries online cleared a Senate committee. Sen. Doug Mastriano said it "allows parents to play a greater active role in the oversight of what their children are being taught" and that it "will help alleviate a lot of the distrust currently between the public and the government schools."
Source: The Morning Call on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race Sep 23, 2021

Doug Mastriano: Education Opportunity Accounts would increase school choice

By redirecting our state funds to follow students instead of systems, not only will we expand choice on where parents can send their children to school, but we will also save money. Establishing programs like Education Opportunity Accounts (EOAs) would provide families with direct access to educational resources. With better accountability and increased competition for students amongst schools, Pennsylvania can actually save money on expenditures for education while improving its quality.
Source: Pottstown Mercury on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race Feb 4, 2022

Doug Mastriano: Tax endowments of wealthy private colleges

Several of our private state universities are sitting on billions in untaxed endowment funds. Only a minuscule percentage of university endowment funds are expended per year and less than half of those small expenditures go towards tuition reduction and scholarships for students, according to the American Council on Education. Taxing endowments on wealthy private colleges in Pennsylvania would be significant annual revenue generator for the General Assembly's general fund.
Source: Pottstown Mercury on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race Feb 4, 2022

Doug Mastriano: Immediate ban on Critical Race Theory, Gender Theory studies

Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website doug4gov.com May 18, 2022

Josh Shapiro: Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline

Officials broke ground on the first cost-free Early Childhood Resource Center. Shapiro attended the groundbreaking and said he believes the plan is eventually going to make a difference for thousands of children throughout the Commonwealth. "This school will be an essential lifeline and put children in need on a path where they can access quality education certainly and most importantly realize their full potential as individuals," he said.
Source: PennLive.com on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race Nov 10, 2021

Josh Shapiro: Fully fund and fix up our schools

We can keep Pennsylvania's promise to our students by fully funding and fixing up our schools, prioritizing mental health, empowering students with vocational, technical, and computer training, and ensuring parents have a real voice in their children's education. As Governor, Josh will tackle these challenges head on and ensure we build opportunity for Pennsylvania's children.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website JoshShapiro.org May 18, 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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