On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain has received a lower rating from the NEA-due to his support of school vouchers, education savings accounts and his "no" vote on a 2005 legislative amendment that would have provided an additional $5 billion in education money for local groups and incentive grants.
McCain has also enlisted the services of F. Philip Handy, chairman of the Florida State Board of Education, as an adviser on education policy in his campaign. Handy also serves as vice chairman of the National Board of Education Sciences, a position appointed by President Bush.
When Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York, part of his pre-9/11 reputation as a reformer grew out of his work with the city's public schools.
The operating budget for the city schools grew from $8 billion to $12 billion under his tenure and more than 10,000 new teachers were hired. Certain special education programs were enacted as well, with an emphasis on bilingual education.
In October 2000, he started the New York City Charter School Improvement Fund, which provided city money for charter schools. It was the first such program of its kind in the country.
He has come out in support of school vouchers, even using the word "vouchers" to describe them, though other politicians have shied away from that word.
Some of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's remarks on education have been critical of the American system, especially when viewed on a worldwide scale.
In May 2005, he said, "if we are going to compete in the global economy, we have to set our education goals higher."
Other comments of his on the topic have echoed some of Edwards', especially when describing the perceived rift in education quality across different economic classes.
Though per capita funding of education in Massachusetts dropped during Romney's tenure, the state legislature started a scholarship fund that awarded Massachusetts high school students four years of tuition-free college at a state university for finishing in the top 25 percent of their class.
McCain has also enlisted the services of F. Philip Handy, chairman of the Florida State Board of Education, as an adviser on education policy in his campaign. Handy also serves as vice chairman of the National Board of Education Sciences, a position appointed by President Bush.
When Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York, part of his pre-9/11 reputation as a reformer grew out of his work with the city's public schools.
The operating budget for the city schools grew from $8 billion to $12 billion under his tenure and more than 10,000 new teachers were hired. Certain special education programs were enacted as well, with an emphasis on bilingual education.
In October 2000, he started the New York City Charter School Improvement Fund, which provided city money for charter schools. It was the first such program of its kind in the country.
He has come out in support of school vouchers, even using the word "vouchers" to describe them, though other politicians have shied away from that word.
Some of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's remarks on education have been critical of the American system, especially when viewed on a worldwide scale.
In May 2005, he said, "if we are going to compete in the global economy, we have to set our education goals higher."
Other comments of his on the topic have echoed some of Edwards', especially when describing the perceived rift in education quality across different economic classes.
Though per capita funding of education in Massachusetts dropped during Romney's tenure, the state legislature started a scholarship fund that awarded Massachusetts high school students four years of tuition-free college at a state university for finishing in the top 25 percent of their class.
