Past and present Senate candidates from Mississippi: on Education

David Baria: Opposes vouchers for private schools with public money

David Baria (D): No. Opposed.

Roger Wicker (R): Yes. Also supported tax-free savings accounts for private school costs in Trump tax plan.

David Baria: Make 2-year colleges tuition free

David Baria (D): Unknown on Warren bill. But supports loan forgiveness program & making 2-year colleges tuition free.

Roger Wicker (R): No. Voted against Warren bill.

Roger Wicker: Support tax-free savings accounts for private school costs

David Baria (D): No. Opposed.

Roger Wicker (R): Yes. Also supported tax-free savings accounts for private school costs in Trump tax plan.

Roger Wicker: Opposes refinancing student loans at lower rates

David Baria (D): Unknown on Warren bill. But supports loan forgiveness program & making 2-year colleges tuition free.

Roger Wicker (R): No. Voted against Warren bill.

Jensen Bohren: Put the focus on educating the students, not on profits

Chris McDaniel: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards

McDaniel: Strongly Disagree

Chris McDaniel: Give students right to organize religious groups at school

SB 2633, by Sen. Chris McDaniel, gives students the right to organize religious groups and engage in religious activities at school. It also forbids a school from discriminating against a student who expresses his religious viewpoint in class assignments.

McDaniel said his bill, which is titled "The Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act," is designed to protect students who want to express their religious viewpoints. "Students do not lose their rights when they walk into the schoolhouse door," he said. McDaniel said his bill also would protect students who wanted to talk about their religion at school events--even opening the door for school prayer at those events.