Gary Bauer on School Choice

Vouchers and local control will save our schools

Q: How much power do you think the federal government should have over state education? A: Washington DC is the problem, it’s not the answer.. I will block grant the money. It was $17 billion then; it’s $38 billion now. Only one dollar out of four gets to the classroom, to the pupils and to the teachers. I support vouchers, credits for all forms of education, including home schoolers. We can get the bureaucracy out of the way and begin to have some real good things happen in the classroom again. Source: GOP Debate in Johnston, Iowa Jan 16, 2000

School vouchers to reduce disparity of technology have-nots

Q: What would you do about the growing disparity between technological haves and have-nots? A: We’ve got a real disparity in American education. Many of the suburbs have a lot of resources. But in the inner cities, we’ve got schools that just aren’t working. [We should] provide educational choice for those parents. Vouchers will make real progress on this issue so that we don’t have another whole generation left behind on one of the most important advances that the country is experiencing. Source: (Cross-ref Technology) Republican Debate at Dartmouth Oct 29, 1999

Vouchers for home-schooling as well as private schools

Bauer favors voucher programs for private schools, but expanded that to include home schooling. He said parents could use the money for curriculum material, or to hire help in areas where they don’t feel competent to teach. Source: Mike Glover, Associated Press Jul 27, 1999

Supports parental choice and home schooling

I favor parental choice in education. I support Educational Savings Accounts. I oppose national government testing and other centrally-driven curriculum revisions. Parents should make educational decisions, not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. I support home schooling and applaud its increasingly recognized academic excellence. The right of parents to pursue this choice must be recognized and vigilantly protected. Source: www.bauer2k.com/html/indepthissues.html 5/24/99 May 24, 1999

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