Lincoln Chafee presidential campaign, 2016/Education
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Lincoln Chafee |
Governor of Rhode Island (2011-2015) U.S. Senate (1999-2007) |
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- Lincoln Chafee reserved $29.4 million in funding for Rhode Island colleges during his tenure as governor. Chafee also froze tuition for three years.[1]
- While Chafee was governor of Rhode Island, the state received $50 million in federal funding as part of a Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant, one of only nine recipients.[2][3]
- Although Chafee voted in favor of HR 1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Rhode Island received a flexibility request waiver on the most burdensome aspects of No Child Left Behind in 2012.[4]
- Chafee expressed uncertainty about the efficacy of charter schools after reading a critique published by Diane Ravitch.[5][6]
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- ↑ WPRI, “As term nears end, Gov. Chafee sees ‘progress’ on education,” July 22, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of Education, “Governor Chafee Announces Awarded Grants to Improve Early Learning,” accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Providence Journal, “Chafee awards $335,000 in early childhood grants from Race to the Top,” July 31, 2013
- ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,” accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ WPRI, “Chafee not looking to sack Gist or the Regents,” November 23, 2010
- ↑ WPRI, “Chafee’s K-12 scholar: Roll back No Child Left Behind,” November 29, 2010