They have set up the NPE Action 2020 Candidates Project. NPE Action is attempting to make K-12 education an important issue in the presidential campaign. Great idea.
NPE Action has graded some of the Democratic presidential hopefuls in five areas: Donors, Charter Schools, Vouchers (government money to attend private schools), Testing and Affiliations.
It is no surprise that New Jersey Senator Corey Booker receives F grades across the board on public education. His record on public schools is abominable.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has three grades of A (Donors, Vouchers, Affiliations) and two B grades (Charters, Testing).
Bernie's record on charters and testing is certainly not perfect.
Elizabeth Warren scores an F on testing, two grades of B (Charters and Vouchers) and two A grades (Donors and Affiliations).
These are just some samples. Go to the site for more detailed information.
On donors, here is the NPE Action explanation on why we should follow where the money these candidates receive comes from.
Donor
Grade Explanation
Large donors
give to candidates who support their point of view. Such donors receive special
access to the candidate should they be elected. This rating measures the extent
to which candidates have received large donations from so-called education
reform supporters, PACs and 501 (c)(4) organizations. We considered
both the number of mega-donors, PACs and 501 (c)(4) organizations known to
support charters, vouchers and “education reform” who gave to the candidate as
well as the amount.
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