Education and the governor's race
From Sunday's story on education in the governor's race:
Should every high school student strive to go to college?That seemingly academic question lies at the heart of what may be the fiercest education policy dispute between gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory.
"There's no data on that on either side," said Robert Serow, a professor of educational leadership at N.C. State. "It's really an ethical issue or a moral issue, or some would see it as a matter of common sense."
Whether a matter of ethics or common sense, it is a question that not only has immense implications for the state's $21.4 billion budget and your children, but also for the kind of economy the state will try to foster.
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Hear from the candidates themselves:
- **McCrory talks education during the N+R editorial board interview. (McCrory talks a fair bit about "vouchers" for college students, which I would characterize as "scholarships" and not really the same thing.) He's a bit loquacious so I included a second clip here, where he talks about "academic elitism."
- **Perdue chats about education via phone.
- **Libertarian candidate Mike Munger chats about education via phone.
Now, some more linkage:
- * My handy clip-and-save graphic. It includes stances on various education issues. (This is a draft so a couple grammatical things have been fixed in the print version.)
- * My Governor's capsules.
- * AEI's Charles Murray makes his case for less college here and here
- * The more college argument from The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.
- * Perdue's education policy page.
- * McCrory's education policy page.
- * Munger's page that talks about school choice.
