Lee Fisher on Education

Where you grow up should not determine where you end up

• Lee knows that funding education for our children is the best investment we can make in the future of Ohio and the country. He believes that every child should have the chance to dream and grow beyond the limits of the neighborhood they live in, or the family they were born in. Where in Ohio you grow up should not determine where in life you end up. He feels every child shoul have the chance to succeed and that it is quality education that makes that possible.
• Lee supports increased accountability for all charter schools and state and federal support for innovative, high-performing charter schools.

Encourage charters & corporate investment

Fisher indicated he supported the following principles concerning education:
• Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
• Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs
• Favor charter schools where independent groups receive state funding to establish new schools.
• Increase state funds for school construction and facility maintenance.
• Increase state funds for hiring of additional teachers.

Opposes less federal & more local control of education.

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 Faith2Action survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Less federal and more state / local control of education'