Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY):
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- Parents are a child’s first teachers. (Jan 2008)
- Get more teachers into hard-to-serve areas. (Nov 2007)
- Hillary emphasized education reform without political agenda. (Oct 2007)
- We have not yet reached consensus on education reform. (Sep 2007)
- 1986: HIPPY program empowers parents as kids' first teach. (Sep 2007)
- Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school. (Aug 2007)
- Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3. (Jul 2007)
- It takes a village; American village has failed our children. (Jun 2007)
- Establish right to education from pre-school thru college. (Jun 2007)
- Early education affects things from IQ to lifelong earnings. (Dec 2006)
- 2001: Proposed and passed National Teacher Corps. (Dec 2006)
- Teacher testing only for new teachers. (Oct 2000)
- Testing only new teachers respects professionalism. (Oct 2000)
- Hold kids to high standards, starting at home. (Jul 1999)
- Teachers need more peer consulting & more recognition. (Jul 1999)
- Social promotion cheats our children. (Jul 1999)
- More after-school; smaller classes. (Jul 1999)
- Read to young kids 20-30 minutes daily. (Jul 1999)
- Entire school staff should focus on school safety. (Jul 1999)
- Metal detectors at school are not much of an intrusion. (Jun 1999)
- Arts education is needed in our schools. (Sep 1998)
- Give kids after-school activities to prevent gangs. (Apr 1998)
- Allow student prayer, but no religious instruction. (Sep 1996)
- Character education: teach empathy & self-discipline. (Sep 1996)
- Supports Goals 2000: hardly the stuff of revolution. (Sep 1996)
- Supports structured inner-city schools, with uniforms. (May 1996)
- 1960s: Taught reading in poor Boston neighborhoods. (Aug 1993)
Arkansas Ed Reform
- AR Ed Reform taught that there is a place for testing. (Sep 2007)
- Sent Chelsea to public schools in Arkansas, but not DC. (Jul 2007)
- 1983: Teacher testing as part of AR education reform. (Jun 2007)
- 1983: AR reforms fixed unconstitutional school financing. (Jun 2004)
- AR Reform plan pushed mandatory teacher testing. (Nov 2003)
- Arkansas education: improvement against great odds. (Oct 2000)
- Pushed teacher testing in Arkansas. (Dec 1999)
- AR ed reform: mandate kindergarten, no social promotion. (Dec 1999)
- 1983: Challenged low education expectations. (Aug 1999)
- 1993: Public accepted First Lady as education reformer. (Aug 1999)
- Long journey for reform, not isolated initiatives. (Jun 1994)
- HIPPY: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. (Aug 1993)
- Passing illiterate students is educational fraud. (Sep 1983)
Education Funding
- End predatory student college loan rates over 20%. (Apr 2008)
- Fully fund special education & 21st century classrooms. (Dec 2007)
- Incentive pay for school wide performance. (Aug 2007)
- Transfer tax cuts from rich & corporations to student aid. (Jun 2006)
- Reforms: teacher corps; more federal funding; modernize. (Sep 2000)
- Opposes merit pay for individual teachers. (Apr 2000)
- Supports merit pay for entire schools. (Apr 2000)
- Scholarships for teachers who go to urban schools. (Mar 2000)
- Increase resources to meet increased standards. (Mar 2000)
- Address teacher shortage with salary increases. (Jul 1999)
School Choice
- Total change in No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007)
- Supports public school choice; but not private nor parochial. (Oct 2006)
- More teachers, smaller classes, no vouchers. (Oct 2000)
- Vouchers would take money from public schools. (Oct 2000)
- Vouchers drain money from public schools. (Sep 2000)
- Vouchers will not improve our public schools. (Jul 1999)
- Let’s build up our schools-not tear them down. (Jul 1999)
- Charter schools provide choice within public system. (Jul 1999)
- Charters meet needs of failing public school students. (Aug 1998)
- Vouchers siphon off much-needed resources. (Aug 1998)
- Parents can choose, but support public schools. (Feb 1997)
- Supports public school choice and charter schools. (Sep 1996)
Voting Record
- Solemn vow never to abandon our public schools. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
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