The Atlantic: on Education


Cory Booker: Supports "Race to the Top" education reform

Booker's major substantive difference with many progressives is on education policy. He is -- like President Obama -- an advocate of the "education reform" movement; he has backed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's expansion of charter schools and merit pay for teachers, as well as a form of vouchers for some impoverished areas. He sits on the board of Democrats for Education Reform. During last summer's Democratic convention, Booker spoke at an event hosted by lightning-rod former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, who teachers unions see as working to privatize public education and undermine collective bargaining. The school-reform issue is the subject of a major schism in today's Democratic Party; Obama's "Race to the Top" education initiative, which has encouraged state-level reforms, has infuriated traditional Democratic allies but also drawn support from many party officeholders.
Source: The Atlantic, "Why Do Liberals Hate Booker," by Molly Ball, Aug 23, 2013

Cory Booker: Government should not profit from student debt

He argued that free college tuition is the wrong answer to an emerging workforce that needs more skills training. He would make sure that existing federal student loans are refinanced so the government is no longer making money off college graduates' debt.
Source: The Atlantic, "Under the Radar," on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 4, 2019

Cory Booker: Investment in education helps the whole society

The only thing I do want to take issue with is this idea of redistribution. I don't really think it is. When you make an investment in a kid's education, it expands the economy. When you make an investment in every child having wealth, you actually expand the whole. It has a multiplier effect.
Source: The Atlantic, "Under the Radar," on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 4, 2019

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