Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004:
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- Provide work-study programs for students to afford college. (Jan 2008)
- Need universal pre-K, child care, and second chance schools. (Jan 2008)
- Provide continual education for those in the work force. (Dec 2007)
- A comprehensive plan to improve education. (Dec 2007)
- Should have universal pre-Kindergarten for all 4-year-olds. (Oct 2007)
- Make community colleges & public universities free. (Sep 2007)
- Think of education as a birth-to-death experience in America. (Sep 2007)
- Teach in public school that we embrace same-sex parents. (Aug 2007)
- Sent all four kids to public schools. (Jul 2007)
- College for Everyone: tuition paid, for 10 hrs/week work. (Jun 2007)
- Invest in rural community colleges as practical job training. (Apr 2007)
- College for Everyone pilot: $300,000 to 80 N.C. students. (Apr 2007)
- Create “Second Chance” schools to get dropouts back on track. (Apr 2007)
- Supports individual school prayer, not teacher-led prayer. (Mar 2007)
- FactCheck: NCLB might be under-funded, but it grew 58%. (Oct 2004)
- No Child Left Behind is much underfunded. (Oct 2004)
- Give public schools the resources that they need. (Jul 2004)
- Higher teacher pay in low-income schools. (Mar 2004)
- Two public school systems: one for rich, one for others. (Feb 2004)
- When schools fail, bring in expertise and resources. (Feb 2004)
- Private school vouchers drain resources from public schools. (Jan 2004)
- America has 2 school systems, divided by income over race. (Oct 2003)
- Two school systems: one for the have’s, one for have-not’s. (Sep 2003)
- Pay for college tuition in exchange for part-time work. (Aug 2003)
- New Deal for Teachers: more pay & scholarships. (Aug 2003)
- Free first year of college for all willing to work for it. (Jun 2003)
Voting Record
- Appoint judges with backbone to desegregate schools. (Jul 2007)
- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
- Voted YES on declaring memorial prayers and religious symbols OK at schools. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 83% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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