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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CLINTON: Has made it clear she would not eliminate

the Education Department.

"

That agency doesn't always get it
right, but it provides support for vital
programs from pre-K to Pell Grants and
crucial resources that help low-income
students, students with disabilities, and
English-language learners."
TRUMP: Has indicated he would eliminate or

significantly cut the department, although he still names
education as a priority.

"

Well, the greatest function of all by
far [of the U.S. government] is security
for our nation. I would also say health
care, I would also say education."

COLLEGE ACCESS
CLINTON: Backs a plan that eventually would allow

students to attend in-state, four-year public colleges
and universities tuition-free, if they come from
families with annual incomes of up to $125,000.

"

We are going to make public colleges
and universities debt-free so that every
single young person can afford to go."
TRUMP: Wants to cap the percentage of a person's

income for repayment of student loans at 12.5 percent
and indicated he would forgive outstanding student
loans to those who make full repayments for 15 years.

"

Students should not be asked to pay
more on their loans than they can afford."

Evan Vucci/AP

state's controversial letter-grade school accountability system. (Pence is running as Trump's vice
presidential candidate.)
North Carolina gubernatorial candidates Pat
McCrory, the incumbent Republican, and Roy Cooper, a Democrat, have sparred over which party
has done more to boost that state's teachers' salaries and working conditions.
And in Oklahoma, after staging an electrifying
rally in 2014 over teacher pay and other grievances, more than 40 teachers filed to run for office
themselves.
Education activists in several other states have
decided to skirt altogether the messy legislative
process by taking initiatives directly to voters.
California voters will decide whether to lift the
decades-old English-only mandate and to expand
bilingual education programs to benefit its growing population of English-language learners.
Teachers' unions in Oregon and Maine have
backed "tax the rich" ballot measures that, if passed,
could bring millions more dollars to the public school
systems there. A ballot measure in Oklahoma would
raise the sales tax by a penny to, among other
things, provide teachers with a $5,000 raise.
And in one of the nation's most hard-fought
policy showdowns, Massachusetts voters will
decide whether to lift a cap on the number of
charter schools in their state. That race has attracted millions of dollars from teachers' unions
and charter proponents alike from across the
country and sparked a very public debate over
how money influences education policy.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reaches to shake hands with Egunjobi Songofunmi during a meeting with
students and educators before a speech on school choice at Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy.

TESTING

TEACHER QUALITY

CLINTON: Voted in favor of the No Child Left

CLINTON: Has said she wants to expand professional-

Behind Act, which called for states to test
students annually in grades 3-8 and once
in high school. Has now said she favors "fewer
and better tests" without offering specifics.

development opportunities for teachers and pay them
more, without offering specifics.

"

Tests should go back to their
original purpose, giving useful
information to teachers and
parents. ... But when you're forced
to teach to a test, our children miss
out on some of the most valuable
lessons."
TRUMP: Has not outlined changes to

testing policy, but does point to U.S.
students' results on international exams
as proof that the country's schools are
performing badly.

"

We have Third World countries
that are ahead of us, countries that
you wouldn't believe, some countries
that you've hardly heard of."

"

I want all educators, at every stage of
your careers, to know that they'll be able to
keep learning, improving, innovating. And
that goes for administrators, too."
TRUMP: Trump believes the "education bureaucracy,"

among other things, protects bad teachers through tenure
and does not reward good teachers.

"

I will ... support merit pay for teachers,
the great teachers, so that we reward our
best teachers, instead of the failed tenure
system."

CAMPAIGN CLIPBOARD
Education Week 's coverage leading up to the Nov. 8 state
and national elections includes a wealth of print and online
articles, along with video and interactive features available
at edweek.org. Among the highlights:

SCHOOL CHOICE

INTERACTIVE: "Compare the Candidates: Where Do Clinton
and Trump Stand on Education?" edweek.org

CLINTON: Opposes school vouchers. Supported

VIDEO: "What Do Clinton and Trump Say About Education
Issues?" edweek.org

language in the Every Student Succeeds Act that
would expand high-quality charter schools.

"

I have for many years now,
about 30 years, supported the
idea of charter schools but not
as a substitute for the public
schools, but as a supplement for
the public schools."
TRUMP: Wants a $20 billion federal program

to expand school choice for low-income
students.

"

Under a Trump administration,
children will be able to attend the
public, private, charter, or magnet
school of their choice."

"K-12 Fights for Airtime as Presidential Election Issue"
"Hillary Clinton's K-12 Record Could Be Campaign
Fodder"
"Many GOP Policy Hands Would Turn Down a Job With
Donald Trump"
"ESSA Raises K-12 Stakes in 2016 State-Level Elections"
"Fed Up With State's K-12 Stance, Okla. Teachers Run for
Office"
"For Teachers, Election 2016 Is a Fraught Subject"
"Advocates Encouraged by Candidates' Early-Years Focus"
View these stories online:

www.edweek.org/links
For complete Election 2016 coverage:

www.edweek.org/go/election2016
SOURCES: Nominee quotes come from a variety of sources, including campaign,
convention, and debate remarks and nominee writings

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