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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Education |
Positions and Views |
| Education, a General Statement |
Lott: The "No Child Left Behind" education program is demanding new levels of accountability for both students and faculty, putting America’s education system back on the right track. The fact that it’s being led by a man raised in Monticello, Mississippi, shows that America truly is a land of opportunity, but we’ve still got work to do to ensure all children have equal educational opportunities and are not left behind.
My mother taught in public schools. I am a product of public schools. I sent my children to public schools. Back in the 1980s, I even went against the conventional wisdom of my constituents and voted for establishing a federal Department of Education. I did so because, as a public official who helps promote Mississippi to business and industry, I’ve learned how important education is to securing new jobs and new opportunities. Though education is primarily the function of state and local governments, its importance to America’s development demands federal responsibility.
Today that federal role is focused on more standards and accountability. People who really have the interests of our children at heart welcome new educational standards demanding accountability and more extensive testing which have been a major thrust of President Bush’s education plan. To ensure that the school on Maple Street is just as good as the one on Main Street, and that every student gets a quality education, we have to test more to better measure achievement. There’s simply no other way to ensure better educational opportunities for everyone.
We’ve got to eliminate the disparity among schools in America, especially for those schools in Mississippi. As a resident of Pascagoula, I’m proud to say that middle school students there have the highest algebra test scores anywhere in the state. But, as your Senator, I cannot be satisfied until every Mississippi child has access to a high quality school, and right now that’s not the case. As Secretary Paige pointed out, in today’s [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/07/2006 |
| Department of Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Public Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Improving Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Pre-School |
Lott: No Response |
| Head Start |
Lott: No Response |
| High Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Higher Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Adult Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Dropouts |
Lott: No Response |
| Community Colleges |
Lott: No Response |
| Classroom Size |
Lott: No Response |
| Extended Learning Time |
Lott: No Response |
| After-School Programs |
Lott: No Response |
| Parental Involvement |
Lott: No Response |
| Computers in Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Federal Mandates |
Lott: No Response |
| Federal Funding of Private Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Standardized Testing |
Lott: No Response |
| No Child Left Behind Act, a General Statement |
Lott: No Response |
| No Child Left Behind Act Federal Funding Level |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Pay |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Merit Based Pay |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Tenure |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Unions |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Standards |
Lott: No Response |
| Student Standards |
Lott: No Response |
| National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Math Exams |
Lott: No Response |
| Education Global Superiority |
Lott: No Response |
| Junk Food Vending Machines in Public Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Education Gap with Other Countries |
Lott: No Response |
| School Choice |
Lott: No Response |
| Private School Vouchers |
Lott: No Response |
| Charter Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Home Schooling |
Lott: No Response |
| Special Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Magnet Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Rural Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| Summer School |
Lott: No Response |
| Teaching Evolution and Intelligent Design |
Lott: No Response |
| Teaching of Sex Education and Birth Control Options |
Lott: No Response |
| Teach about Gay and Lesbian Orientation |
Lott: No Response |
| Teacher Selection of Textbooks |
Lott: No Response |
| Religion in Public Schools |
Lott: No Response |
| "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance |
Lott: No Response |
| Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants |
Lott: No Response |
| Education Tax Credits |
Lott: No Response |
| Local Control Over Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Boy-Girl Achievement Gap |
Lott: No Response |
| Black-White Achievement Gap |
Lott: No Response |
| Title IX 'Equal Opportunities for Girls' |
Lott: No Response |
| Bilingual Education |
Lott: No Response |
| Math and Science |
Lott: No Response |
| Art and Music |
Lott: No Response |
| School Safety |
Lott: No Response |
| Drugs in Schools |
Lott: No Response |