OnTheIssues interviews with 2018 candidates: on Education

Ian Schlakman: Opposes vouchers for school choice

A: Oppose

Alan Caron: Oppose vouchers for school choice

A: Oppose

Dave Webber: Keep feds out of school choice

A: The Federal Government must stay out of as many social issues as possible. School Choice is available in all states, and should be legislated at the state level. There are more choices to the conventional school systems, especially for High School and beyond. Many of these choices are options for incoming Freshmen to have a "choice" of a program which includes high school and community college classes, partnered with local industries, to teach and have internships to electrical engineering and advanced manufacturing. This will increase graduation rates, as well as provide trained employees for the local businesses, and jobs for students who cannot afford the traditional transition to college.

Jilletta Jarvis: Reform by public, private, charter, and homeschool reps

A: I would like to see educational funding reform and have proposed a committee made up of public, private, charter, and homeschool participants to review what is needed to give all of our kids equal opportunity regardless of school district.

John Tatar: Improve public schools so no need for vouchers

A: Improve the public school system so there will be no need for vouchers.

Kenneth Capron: Vouchers for school choice

A: Moderately support

Mark West: Vouchers for school choice

A: favor

Rex Rammell: Vouchers for school choice

A: support

Andrew Gillum: Opposes vouchers for school choice

A: Oppose

Richard Madaleno: Free community college tuition

OnTheIssues Q: what are your views on Education issues?
• Member of Kirwan Commission
• Voted YES on expanding meals and food programs for students
• Helped restore funding for schools
• Sponsored law that froze college tuition from 2007-2010
• Supports free community college tuition
• Voted YES on increasing maximum age for children to be in school from 16 to 17

Corey Stewart: Vouchers for school choice

A: Strongly Support

Jake Porter: Vouchers let parents choose the school of their choice

A: Allow open enrollment and parents to choose the school of their choice for their children.˙

Ken Krawchuk: Oppose vouchers because of the "political ˙golden rule"

A: Oppose because of the "political ˙golden rule": He who supplies the gold makes the rules.

Phil Anderson: Let parents decide with vouchers

A: Support. Only a parent should decide what education is best for their child, and should be free to do so with their own resources.

Chris Powell: Strongly oppose vouchers for school choice

A: Strongly oppose.

Joe Maldonado: No vouchers for school choice

A: NO.

Marco Battaglia: Vouchers are wrong for paying for private schooling

A: Oppose. Vouchers are based on the government's taking of money from people in order to fund the costs of private schooling for a select number of people's children. This is wrong.˙

Paula Overby: Vouchers are ok locally but not federally

A: Oppose--A voucher funding model can improve school choice for parents but it also encourages a competitive funding model that tends to focus on maximizing profits over improving quality. The rapidly rising cost of education and one-and-half trillion dollars in student debt certainly portends the failure of an unregulated private education market. I support a generalized funding model that would minimize disparities

Shawn Quinn: Vouchers for public and private school choice

A: Strongly support. Vouchers should also allow students to choose any public school.

Kelda Helen Roys: Oppose vouchers for school choice

A: Strongly Oppose

Mark West: De-link funding from standardized tests; then vouchers ok

A: Support only in conjunction with ending the practice of tying local school funding to performance based on standardized tests.

Dave Strider: Vouchers are just a precursor to additional segregation

A: NO; vouchers are just a precursor to additional segregation

Mike Gibbons: Vouchers for school choice

A: Strongly support

Arvin Vohra: Vouchers are just food stamps for education

A: Strongly oppose. This is just replacing one type of welfare (government schools) with another type of welfare (vouchers). Vouchers are just food stamps for education. It is the parent's responsibility to provide education, not˙ If it's not your kid, it's not your responsibility. If you can't afford to pay for education, and can't be bothered to learn to homeschool, don't have kids.

Edward Janowski: Vouchers are regularly abused due to lack of oversight

A: I used to be in agreement with this plan, but have since seen that it is regularly abused and has little to no oversight. I think with a proper reworking of the tax system and budget that Public school systems could recover and exceed educational standards.˙

Jim Newberger: Vouchers for school choice are possible

A: Possible

Heidi Wellman: Vouchers for school choice

A: YES

Chris Lyons: Vouchers for school choice

A: support

Deedra Abboud: Opposes vouchers for school choice

A: Strongly Oppose

Doug Marks: End 'public' schools as we know it

A: Sure, end 'public' schools as we know it. There are better ways to educate.

Andrew Straw: Students can pray in school, but not imposed by teachers

A: Only in a manner consistent with the Constitution and the First Amendment. All faiths are welcome in the˙USA.

Q: Is requiring teacher-led prayer in public schools consistent with the Constitution? Or student-led prayers?

A: As long as there are tests in school, there will be prayers. Students have the right to pray. Teachers and administrators should not impose any religious requirement on students unless it is a private school.

Andrew Straw: Supports vouchers and more school choices

A: Support. Especially given the school shooting disaster in Florida, parents should have more school choices.

Craig Bowden: Vouchers are a good step towardending public schools

A: My ultimate position is to end public schooling, but this would be an interim step toward greater choice.

Jensen Bohren: Double teacher's pay and public education budget

A: STRONGLY disagree, double teacher's pay and increase public education budget four-fold

Marcia Squier: No vouchers for schools, but ok for colleges

A: Oppose--except for higher education (college, trade, vocational schools)