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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Tommy Battle on Education
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Republican candidate for governor of Alabama:
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- Education funding top of priority list; no specific plan yet. (Apr 2017)
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Robert Bentley on Education
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Republican Governor:
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- Protect religious expression by students in school. (May 2015)
- First Class Pre-K good, but only enrolls 12% of kids. (Sep 2014)
- First Class program: voluntary Pre-K education. (Sep 2014)
- Allow tax credits for parents for private schools. (Mar 2013)
- Improving schools with a federal/state/private partnership. (Aug 2011)
- Though benefits will be cut, no teaching jobs will be lost. (Mar 2011)
- Give more power to school boards to make decisions. (Mar 2011)
- Only 10 charter schools; let local boards reject them. (Nov 2010)
- Supports moment-of-silence and teacher spanking law. (Nov 1998)
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David Carrington on Education
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Republican candidate for Alabama Governor:
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- Alabama needs massive increase in education spending. (Jul 2017)
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Chris Countryman on Education
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Democratic candidate for Alabama Governor:
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- Cutting the education budget is never a solution. (Mar 2017)
- Provide funding for college outside of sports scholarhips. (Mar 2017)
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Parker Griffith on Education
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Democratic Challenger for Governor:
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- Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools. (Sep 2014)
- AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery. (Sep 2014)
- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
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Kay Ivey on Education
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Republican Alabama Governor:
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- $1.25 billion bond for K-12 public schools, state colleges. (Feb 2021)
- $25 million for Pre-K; $1B for public schools & colleges. (Feb 2020)
- Invest in Pre-K: now more than 1000 classes. (Mar 2019)
- Strong Start, Strong Finish: from pre-K to workforce. (Jan 2018)
- Remove bad teachers; let students leave failing schools. (Oct 2014)
- Charter Schools "plan of action" for statewide reform. (Mar 2010)
- Charter Schools offer quality alternative to private schools. (Mar 2010)
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Stacy Lee George on Education
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Republican candidate for Alabama U. S. Governor:
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- Local control but invest in teachers. (Aug 2017)
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Walt Maddox on Education
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Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama:
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- Proposes a state lottery to transform the education system. (Jul 2018)
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Senate:
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Marcus Bowman on Education
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Republican Senate candidate:
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- Be mature enough to allow school prayer. (Jan 2016)
- Vouchers help achieve the best possible education. (Jan 2016)
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Bradley Byrne on Education
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Republican 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Byrne picked to introduce Trump-backed education bill. (Jul 2019)
- Wants private school tax credit, but supports public schools. (Mar 2019)
- Bill allows tax credits for private K-12 scholarships. (Feb 2019)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Ron Crumpton on Education
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- Vouchers take from public education. (Nov 2015)
- Our classrooms should be cathedrals: $650B to repair them. (Jul 2015)
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Doug Jones on Education
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Democratic Alabama U.S. Senator:
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- Loan forgiveness in targets jobs and locations. (Oct 2020)
- Supported integration of his high school in late '60s. (Dec 2017)
- Invest in public schools, not private experiments. (Aug 2017)
- Public service & Pell grants to reduce college costs. (Aug 2017)
- Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Arnold Mooney on Education
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Republican 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Repeal Common Core. (Sep 2019)
- Protect religious expression by students in school. (Mar 2015)
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Roy Moore on Education
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Republican candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator:
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- Feds out of education; encourage vouchers. (Aug 2017)
- Common Core? Education is not in the Constitution. (Apr 2017)
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John Rogers on Education
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Alabama Senate:
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- Undecided about religious expression by students in school. (Mar 2015)
- No tax credits for parents for private schools. (Feb 2013)
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Jeff Sessions on Education
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Republican Jr Senator (AL):
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- Harvard misuses affirmative action in college admissions. (Aug 2018)
- Rescind Obama-era guidance on achieving diversity in schools. (Aug 2018)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Luther Strange on Education
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Tommy Tuberville on Education
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Republican 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Irresponsible to use tax money to pay off student loan debts. (Nov 2020)
- Opposes free public college and student loan forgiveness. (Oct 2020)
- Educate Alabama kids about values, God, & civics. (Feb 2020)
- Laments that God and prayer taken out of school in 1960s. (Feb 2020)
- School choice, charters, public schools are part of the mix. (Jan 2020)
- Disband U.S. Department of Education. (Dec 2019)
- Students being indoctrinated in communism & socialism. (Dec 2019)
- When we took away prayer in school we killed this country. (Aug 2019)
- Strongly anti-free college, according to AFA survey. (Sep 2020)
- Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Robert Aderholt on Education
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Republican Representative (AL-4):
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
- Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Bobby Bright on Education
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Democratic Challenger (District 2):
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
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Mo Brooks on Education
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Republican (District 5):
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- Supports voluntary prayer in public schools. (Aug 2010)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Mar 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Bradley Byrne on Education
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Republican Nominee (District 1):
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- Byrne picked to introduce Trump-backed education bill. (Jul 2019)
- Wants private school tax credit, but supports public schools. (Mar 2019)
- Bill allows tax credits for private K-12 scholarships. (Feb 2019)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Parker Griffith on Education
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Republican challenger (District 5):
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- Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools. (Sep 2014)
- AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery. (Sep 2014)
- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
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Gary Palmer on Education
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Republican House Member (District 6):
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- We need choice and local control. (Sep 2014)
- Oppose nationwide Common Core standards. (Sep 2014)
- Opposes Common Core, according to Faith2Action. (Jul 2014)
- Opposes Common Core, according to PVS rating. (Sep 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Martha Roby on Education
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Republican (District 2):
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- Voluntary prayer in all schools, without restrictions. (Nov 2010)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Michael Rogers on Education
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Republican Representative (AL-3):
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Rated 18% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Constitutionally guarantee parent's right to educate kids. (Jan 2011)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Terri Sewell on Education
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Democrat (District 7):
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- Investing in public education with teacher incentives. (Nov 2010)
- Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Make two years of community college free. (Dec 2015)
- Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Bob Riley on Education
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Republican Governor; previously GOP Representative (AL-3):
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- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Jeff Sessions on Education
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Republican Jr Senator (AL):
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- Harvard misuses affirmative action in college admissions. (Aug 2018)
- Rescind Obama-era guidance on achieving diversity in schools. (Aug 2018)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Spencer Bachus on Education
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Republican Representative (AL-6):
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 18% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Jo Bonner on Education
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Republican Representative (AL-1):
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- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Rated 17% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Don Siegelman on Education
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Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002):
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- Improve and invest in public schools. (Aug 2001)
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Howell Heflin on Education
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Former Senator (until March 2005):
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- Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
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Susan Parker on Education
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2002 Democratic Senate Challenger (AL):
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- More federal funding for public schools; smaller classes. (Oct 2002)
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Wayne Sowell on Education
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2004 former Democratic challenger:
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- Supports charters; supports accountability. (Aug 2004)
- Top priority is saving public education. (Aug 2004)
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William Barnes on Education
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Sonny Callahan on Education
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Republican (District 1):
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- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Bud Cramer on Education
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Democratic Representative (AL-5):
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- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Teacher development grants to improve math & science classes. (Jan 2001)
- Three R’s: $35B for Reinvestment,Reinvention,Responsibility. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 90% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Artur Davis on Education
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Democratic Representative (AL-7):
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- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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Terry Everett on Education
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Republican Representative (AL-2):
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- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
- Rated 9% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Vivian Davis Figures on Education
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Democratic Senate Challenger; member of State Senate:
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- Undecided about religious expression by students in school. (May 2015)
- No tax credits for parents for private schools. (Feb 2013)
- Low cost college loans to families in need. (Mar 2008)
- More teacher funding; smaller classes; more modernizations. (Mar 2008)
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Earl Hilliard on Education
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Democrat (District 7):
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- Voted NO on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
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Lynda Blanchard on Education
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| Republican Challenger:
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Mo Brooks on Education
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Republican Challenger:
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- Supports voluntary prayer in public schools. (Aug 2010)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Mar 2014)
- A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind. (Jul 2015)
- Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools. (Oct 2015)
- Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Jerry Carl on Education
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| Republican (District 1):
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Bill Hightower on Education
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Republican (District 1):
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- Protect religious expression by students in school. (May 2015)
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John Merrill on Education
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| Republican 2020 Challenger (withdrew):
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Barry Moore on Education
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Republican (District 2):
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- Protect religious expression by students in school. (Mar 2015)
- Allow tax credits for parents for private schools. (Feb 2013)
- Strongly anti-free college, according to AFA survey. (Sep 2020)
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Bob Riley on Education
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Republican Governor; previously GOP Representative (AL-3):
Click here for 4 full quotes
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- Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Richard Shelby on Education
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Republican Sr Senator (AL):
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- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
- Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
- Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
- Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
- Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard. (Nov 2016)
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