No Child Left Behind: “The Bush Administration began welshing on its side of the bargain almost before the ink was dry on the bill, undermining education funding as part of a larger strategy of directing every available school dollar toward tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.” (A Call to Service, by John Kerry, 10/03)
Charter schools: “I believe it’s time to stop viewing innovative approaches as anomalies or threats to traditional public schools and begin seeing them as part of the future of public education.”
(A Call to Service, by John Kerry, 10/03)
Vouchers: “I have never supported vouchers…. Public schools need resources and support, and vouchers drain them of both.” (Associated Press policy Q&A, “School Vouchers,” 1/25/04)
Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1, 12/18/01).
Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education and debt reduction (H. Con. Res. 83, 4/4/01). Voted for a reduction in the $1.6 trillion tax cut by $448 billion while increasing education spending by $250 billion and providing an increase of approximately $224 billion for debt reduction over 10 years.
Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts (S.1134, 2/2/00).
This bill would allow tax-free savings accounts for public or private school tuition or other related educational expenses of up to $2,000 per child annually.
Voted NO on vouchers and charter schools (S. 280, 3/9/99).
This bill would give states the authority to waive federal rules
normally required to acquire federal school aid.