Rod Blum on Education

Replace top-down structure with parental control

There is an abundance of opportunity to improve the quality of education in this country and like so many other problems we face, the answer is staring us right in the face--freedom. American families need to be free to educate their children as they see fit. Whether they attend public or private schools or if they are home schooled. It's important that the control & oversight of educating our nation's youth be returned as close to home as possible and we remove as much power as possible from Washington.

Supports education vouchers.

CC.org's self-description: "The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.

The Coalition is a political organization, made up of pro-family Americans who care deeply about ensuring that government serves to strengthen and preserve, rather than threaten, our families and our values. To that end, we work continuously to identify, educate and mobilize Christians for effective political action." The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Education vouchers that allow parents to choose public or private school for their children'

Opposes Common Core.

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Education: Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?'

Opposes Common Core.

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Education: Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?'