Hillary Clinton on Education
Throughout her legal and political career, Hillary Clinton has been an advocate for children and for an improved education system.
As Senator, Hillary Clinton has a strong voting record in the area of education. Hillary Clinton voted to increase teacher education, bringing more qualified educators into the schools (2000). Hillary Clinton also voted to increase teacher salaries, treating teachers "like the professionals they are," according to her website, http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/family/.
Hillary Clinton believes that private school vouchers only add to the problem with today's public school system. Providing children with private school vouchers simply "sweeps the problem under the rug," so to speak. Hillary Clinton has maintained that we need to reform our current schools, rather than using vital resources for private school vouchers. If the public schools are improved, parents wouldn't feel that private schools are as necessary for their children.
Early education is very important to children's development. If elected President, Hillary Clinton will designate more funds to early education programs like Head Start. Hillary Clinton helped create the Early Head Start program, allowing young children of lower income and those with disabilities to receive education at an early age.
If elected President in 2008, Hillary Clinton will work to reform the public education in America. Hillary Clinton will further revise the No Child Left BehindAct. Clinton was quoted on her website as saying that, "This law represented a promise -- more resources for schools in exchange for more accountability -- and that promise has not been kept."
Education should not begin or end in the classroom, according to Hillary Clinton. In July 1999, Hillary established that children should be read to for at least 20-30 minutes each day. Parent education and support are essentials tools in at-home learning. Better teacher-parent communication is important, and should be strengthened whenever possible.
Hillary Clinton recognizes that children are the key to the future. In past years, education has been pushed aside and cut from government budgets. As President, Hillary Clinton would make sure that children and their education once again become a priority for America. After all, today's youth will be tomorrow's leaders. To improve our world, we must improve our education.
Sources:
Hillary Clinton on Education http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Hillary_Clinton.htm#Drugs
Hillary Clinton- On the Issues http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/family/
Published by Sarah Senghas, M.A.
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4 Comments
Post a CommentHillary Clinton "believes" anything the NEA tells her to believe. She also "believes" that children are entitled to their own govt paid personal legal representatives to protect their interests above and beyond parents. She's written papers on it, of course they are hard to find now. I have read them in the past, wish I had saved them and made copies. Lol. Just imagine the "department" full of lawyers set up to investigate child complaints and intimidate parents. That's her VILLAGE people.
What legal career? Being a non-practicing lawyer/paralegal assistant for her hubby hardly constitutes a legal career. No more lawyer presidents. Eight years of one was enough.
Other than political rhetoric there is no reason to believe that Hillary is an advocate for children or education. An advocate for any thing she deems politically expediate, yes. An advocate for education, nada. An advocate for left wing propaganda disguised as education, yes. An expert at avoiding prosecution for cattle futures trading fraud, yes. An expert at avoiding prosecution for defrauding investors in the White Water Dev., yes. An appologist for a philandering pathological lieing husband, yes. An encourager of terrorists, yes.
Great article, I just wish one of the canidates would do something for higher education. I can't even afford my master's program, yet I need it to get where I want in life. Also student loans, when I borred in 2002-2004, they were at 3.86% interest, now I am paying 7.14%. I think I speak for a majority of students when I say we need help.