State of Illinois secondary Archives: on Education

Barack Obama: Supports charter schools and private investment in schools

Principles that Obama supports on education:
• Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
• Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs.
• Favor charter schools where independent groups receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools.
• Increase state funds for school construction and facility maintenance.

Barack Obama: Free public college for any student with B-average

Principles that Obama supports on education funding:
• Fund public school education in Illinois by increasing certain state taxes and decreasing local property taxes.
• Provide state-funded tuition and fees to any Illinois student who attends a public college or university as long as they maintain a B average.

Jesse Sullivan: Bring competition to education; evidence-based approach

Our education system is broken--your ZIP code should not determine your future. Our teachers are essential to our economy and our children. Parents deserve to have a say in where and how their children are educated.

Paul Schimpf: School choice for parents as to where their tax money goes

Parents, acting through locally elected school boards, have the right to control public schools. Local school boards will make curriculum, safety, and closure decisions. Children have the right to a public education free from political indoctrination. The ability of parents to educate their children through homeschooling or enrollment in private schools shall not be infringed by the state. No official shall have the authority to order the closure of private schools.