Fine Line on Schools for Bush, Kerry
Candidates Both Favor Increased Accountability
When Sen. John Kerry turned his focus to education at the Democratic National Convention in July, his first remark could just as easily have been uttered by President Bush.
“Our education plan for a strong America sets high standards and demands accountability from parents, teachers, and schools,” the Massachusetts Democrat said in accepting his party’s nomination for president.
There’s no doubt that the two major-party candidates in the hard-fought 2004 presidential contest part company on some education issues. President Bush, for instance, backs private school vouchers. Sen. Kerry wants to see bigger spending increases for schools. But it’s striking how much ground they seem to share on...
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