jodykay21@..., a user from metacrawler.com, asked this question on 10/20/2000:
What exactly are George W. Bush's veiws concerning vouchers and school choice?
JesseGordon gave this response on 10/20/2000:
Bush's views on School Choice:
* Vouchers are up to states; allow local control. (Oct 17)
* Allow “charter states” as well as charter schools. (Sep 30)
* One size does not fit all in education. (Aug 3)
* Money from failed schools can go to charters or tutors too. (May 23)
* Tax money to religious schools OK, if they’re teaching kids. (May 23)
* Profit-making schools OK, as long as kids learn. (May 23)
* Fund 2,000 charter schools; defund failing schools. (Apr 2)
* Don’t subsidize problems in schools; solve them. (Mar 15)
* If schools fail for 3 years, funding becomes “portable”. (Feb 29)
* Charters encourage innovative methods & provide choices. (Dec 1999)
* School decisions by parents, not federal judges. (Aug 1999)
* Let poor people choose their schools, like rich people do. (Aug 1999)
* Vouchers tied to “accountability system”. (Mar 1998)
For details and sources see http://issues2000.org/George_W__Bush_School_Choice.htm
In general see http://issues2000.org/George_W__Bush.htm#School_Choice