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John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016/Education
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 John Kasich |
Governor of Ohio (2011-2019) U.S. House, Ohio, District 12 (1983-2001) Ohio State Senate (1979-1983) |
 Republican candidate: |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
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- John Kasich unveiled "The Kasich Action Plan" on October 15, 2015. The proposal called for shrinking the Department of Education by consolidating more than 100 programs into four key block grants. The plan also called for balancing the budget in eight years; reforming the tax code; downsizing the Department of Transportation to focus on safety and research; and incorporating job training programs into a handful of block grants administered by the states.[1] [2]
- American Principles in Action gave Kasich a grade of F for his position on the Common Core, The Hill reported on August 19, 2015. In an interview on the same day, Kasich said, “If I were not president, but if I were King of America, I would abolish all teacher's lounges, where they sit together and worry about 'woe is us.'" A spokesman later explained his comments, saying, “He thinks teachers have far more support in their communities than they sometimes give themselves credit for and they shouldn't pay attention to the small number of pot-stirrers in their ranks who try to leverage problems for political gain.”[3]
- Kasich has expressed support for school choice. Ohio's school voucher program, EdChoice, allows students in poorly performing school districts to attend private schools through government scholarships.[4] Kasich expanded the EdChoice program by increasing the number of available vouchers from 14,000 to 60,000 in two consecutive budgets.[5]
- Kasich supports the implementation of a merit or performance-based pay system for teachers.[5] In 2011, he met with a group of teachers and concluded by asking teachers across the state to send ideas for the program to his office, explaining, "I'd be the most comfortable if the teachers themselves could put together what they think is a fair process."[6]
- As a congressman, Kasich voted for a bill that gave $100 million in funding for charter schools during the 1999 fiscal year.[7]
- In February 2013, Kasich's budget plan included a tuition cap for Ohio universities, limiting tuition increases to 2 percent per year. He also said that he would support a program to fund universities based on graduation rates rather than enrollment.[8]
- In November 2014, Kasich expressed his support for Common Core education standards, saying, "I have looked at it carefully. If the federal government starts meddling in this, if you start trying to do all this education policy out of Washington, I'm not for that. But as long as local school boards and parents are involved in writing the curriculum to reach a higher standard, particularly in math and science ... that makes a lot of sense."[9]
- Kasich announced in December 2014 that he would work to impose tighter control over Ohio charter schools. He explained, "We are going to fix the lack of regulation on charter schools... There is no excuse for people coming in here and taking advantage of anything. So we will be putting some tough rules into our budget."[10]
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Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Tax cuts, spending freeze part of GOP candidate Kasich's ambitious plan to balance budget," October 15, 2015
- ↑ John Kasich for President, "Kasich Action Plan," accessed October 16, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Bush, Kasich get F grades on Common Core, group says," August 19, 2015
- ↑ State Impact, "How Ohio’s Voucher Program Works," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 State Impact, “Get to Know Governor John Kasich," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich asks teachers to design merit-pay plan," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ Vote Smart, “HR 2616 - Charter School Expansion Act of 1998 - Key Vote," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ The Lantern, “Ohio Gov. Kasich caps college tuition in budget plan," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ Cleveland.com, “Ohio Gov. John Kasich finds himself the center of attention at forum with potential White House rivals," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich to revamp Ohio laws on charter schools," accessed December 30, 2014
