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Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016/Education

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Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign on May 3, 2016.[1]


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Former presidential candidate
Ted Cruz
Political offices:
U.S. Senator
(Assumed office: 2013)
Cruz on the issues:
Taxes • Banking policy • Government regulations • International trade • Budgets • Agricultural subsidies • Federal assistance programs • Foreign affairs • Federalism • Natural resources • Healthcare • Immigration • Education • Abortion • Gay rights
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Donald Trump
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  • The U.S. Senate approved the conference report for S. 1177 - Student Success Act on December 9, 2015. Ted Cruz missed the voted on the bill, which overhauled the No Child Left Behind Act . Cruz released the following statement: "In many ways, the conference report was worse than the original Senate bill — removing the few good provisions from the House bill that would have allowed some Title I portability for low-income students as well as a parental opt-out from onerous federal accountability standards. The American people expect the Republican majority to do better." President Obama signed the bill into law on December 10, 2015.[2][3]
  • In January 2014 at a rally in Houston, Texas, Cruz and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) discussed the importance of school choice. Cruz said, "School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Every child in America deserves a fair chance at a quality education." Cruz also expressed his desire to "expand charter schools and voucher programs," according to The Hill.[4]
  • In 2014, Cruz co-sponsored S.1909 - the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act, which proposed expanding school choice.[5]
  • In 2014, Cruz co-sponsored S.2304 - the Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act.[6]
  • In 2014, Cruz co-sponsored S.Res.345 - "A resolution strongly supporting the restoration and protection of State authority and flexibility in establishing and defining challenging student academic standards and assessments, and strongly denouncing the President's coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in Federal grants and flexibility waivers."[7]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politico, "Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race," May 3, 2016
  2. ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves No Child Left Behind rewrite, sending legislation to White House," December 9, 2015
  3. ↑ NBC Washington, "Obama Set to Sign Education Overhaul Bill to Replace No Child Left Behind," December 10, 2015
  4. ↑ The Hill, "Rubio and Cruz circle education reform," January 28, 2014
  5. ↑ Gov Track, "S.1909 - Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act," accessed July 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Gov Track, "S.2304 - Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act," accessed July 11, 2016
  7. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Res.345," accessed December 10, 2014
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