John McCain :
McCain says he will provide more funding to recruit better teachers and pay bonuses to teachers who agree to work in troubled schools. He also wants more federal funds to support development of online courses. He believes that students should have the option of switching public schools in order to receive the best education and that “all federal financial support must be predicated on providing parents the ability to move their children, and the dollars associated with them, from failing schools.”
Barack Obama :
Obama says, if elected, he would improve funding for the No Child Left Behind program. He also says he would “make math and science education a national priority” and increase recruitment of teachers in these subjects. In order to better recruit teachers, Obama proposes providing four-year scholarships to those in college who will teach for at least four years after graduation. He pledges to implement a $4,000 tax credit for those attending college.
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