State of Arkansas secondary Archives: on Education

Frank Gilbert: Parents deserve the right to choose

A: Strongly Support. Until we get government out of education, there is no better way to introduce competition to education services. Parents deserve the right to choose.

Mark Swaney: Private education should not compete with public schools

A: No, private education should not compete with public schools for government funding.

Mike Huckabee: Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers

Indicate your principles regarding education.
• Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers & increasing teacher salaries.
• Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
• Huckabee adds, "Our NEXT STEP education program will be a natural continuation of our SMART START and SMART STEP programs that have put an emphasize on reading and math. Nothing we can do is as important as continuing the effort to see that all children have equal access to quality education. "

Mike Huckabee: Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools

Indicate which principles you support regarding education.
• Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools.
• Support abstinence-only sexual education programs.

Nathan LaFrance: Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers

A: Support