Candidates' K-12 Views Take Shape: McCain and Obama Tussle On Choice, Teacher Issues

Autor/in	Klein, Alyson
Titel	Candidates' K-12 Views Take Shape: McCain and Obama Tussle On Choice, Teacher Issues
Quelle	In: Education Week, 27 (2008) 44, S.1 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Private Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; School Choice; Educational Vouchers; Alternative Teacher Certification; Teacher Education; Tutoring; Unions; Online Courses; Academic Achievement; Teacher Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Private school; Privatschule; Bundesrecht; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schulleistung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	This article highlights the contrasting views between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on school choice and teacher issues. Senator McCain, R-Arizona, has pledged to direct federal money to alternative teacher-certification programs, give parents more direct access to supplemental educational services, and expand private school choice, specifically through online education and by expanding the federally funded voucher experiment in Washington. Senator Obama, D-Illinois, has called for spending $18 billion more annually on education. He wants to expand teacher-residency programs, which help bolster field experiences for prospective educators while allowing them to earn certification from a university program. He has been also opposed to allowing public money to go to private school vouchers. Neither candidate has offered detailed ideas for a renewal of the No Child Left Behind Act. Reauthorization of the bipartisan law, which holds schools accountable for meeting annual student-achievement targets, has stalled in Congress and will likely be a major piece of unfinished business awaiting the next president. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10