How the Candidates Measure Up on Public Education

Now that the field of presidential candidates has narrowed, you may want to concentrate on the remaining candidates’ positions on public education: Clinton, McCain, and Obama. You can read our Association’s research on the candidates’ positions:

March 2008 Presidential Candidate Comparison on Education Issues

You can also learn about the eight presidential candidates who appeared at the July 2007 NEA Rep Assembly and their positions on public education on NEA’s Web site. You can watch the videos and review their speeches on education issues.

And you can learn even more by going to the candidates’ own campaign Web sites:

Hillary Clinton

John McCain

Barack Obama

Also take a look at the Republican and Democratic Parties’ Platforms. These are from 2004 and will be updated at the parties’ annual conventions in August-September 2008.

National Republican Party Platform on Education (pdf)
National Democratic Party Platform on Education (pdf)