Donald J. Trump will visit a charter school in Cleveland on Thursday, where he is expected to deliver remarks about the state of education in the United States. Education is an issue that the Republican presidential nominee has not focused on much in the course of his campaign, but one in which his approach is in stark contrast to that of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, particularly with regard to the role of the federal government.
Here’s a look at where they stand on some of the central questions on education today.
Common Core
Mr. Trump: While he breaks from Republican orthodoxy on many issues, Mr. Trump’s opposition to Common Core — a set of clear college- and career-ready educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade adopted by 42 states and the District of Columbia, the Common Core website says — is largely in line with his party’s stance. He regularly refers to the program as “education through Washington D.C.” Mr. Trump wants to end Common Core and “educate locally.”
Mrs. Clinton: She also does not appear to be a big fan of Common Core, but has stressed the importance of national educational standards. In an interview with Newsday in April, Mrs. Clinton said that the rollout and implementation of Common Core was problematic, but that common benchmarks were important. “I’ve always believed that we need to have some basis on which to determine whether we’re making progress, vis-à-vis other countries who all have national standards,” she said.
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School Choice
Mr. Trump: The fact that Mr. Trump is visiting a charter school signals his support for options beyond traditional public education. He also made that point emphatically during the Republican National Convention in July when he declared, “We will rescue kids from failing schools by helping their parents send them to a safe school of their choice.” The Republican nominee charged that Mrs. Clinton was more interested in protecting the bureaucracy than serving America’s children.
Mrs. Clinton: She supports teachers unions and has called for better pay for educators, but she did irk some at a National Education Association convention this summer when she expressed support for charter schools and called for an end to wars over education. Mrs. Clinton has been supportive of charter schools over the years, but has also criticized them in the past for declining to accept some of the most challenging students.
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Higher Education
Mr. Trump: The Republican nominee, who regularly boasts about his degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has shared very little about what he would do to help students pay for college. He has been critical of the government for profiting off student loans and said that he empathized with students dealing with the rising cost of tuition. Some in education circles have noted that Sam Clovis, a policy adviser to Mr. Trump, has said that student loans should be the business of private banks, not the government, and that lenders should make decisions based on earning potential.
Mrs. Clinton: The Democratic nominee has taken a vastly different position than her opponent, putting forward a plan that includes free tuition at public colleges and universities for students whose families earn less than $125,000 annually. Her $500 billion plan would require tax increases on the rich so that more students could graduate without debt.
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