State of Arkansas secondary Archives: on Education

Frank Gilbert: Parents deserve the right to choose

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Vouchers for school choice"?

A: Strongly Support. Until we get government out of education, there is no better way to introduce competition to education services. Parents deserve the right to choose.

Source: Email interview for 2014 AR Governor's race with OnTheIssues Aug 6, 2014

Mark Swaney: Private education should not compete with public schools

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Vouchers for school choice"?

A: No, private education should not compete with public schools for government funding.

Source: E-mail interview on 2014 AR Senate race with OnTheIssues.org Aug 20, 2014

Mike Huckabee: Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers

Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers & increasing teacher salaries.
Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
Huckabee adds, "Our NEXT STEP education program will be a natural continuation of our SMART START and SMART STEP programs that have put an emphasize on reading and math. Nothing we can do is as important as continuing the effort to see that all children have equal access to quality education. "

Source: 2002 AR Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

Mike Huckabee: Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools

Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Support abstinence-only sexual education programs.

Source: 2002 AR Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

Nathan LaFrance: Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers

Q: Do you support or oppose parents choosing schools via vouchers?

A: Support

Source: Email interview on 2014 AR Senate race with OnTheIssues Sep 24, 2014

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