Gore vs
Gore vs. Bush on EducationBy: Christal Grady
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Gore vs. Bush on Education Vice-President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush are both running for president, and they both have very strong views on education in the United States. Their positions on education are very different, but they both offer some good plans on reforming education. The main differences are seen in the topics of college, testing of students and the voucher program, teacher qualification, and character and discipline issues. Vice-President Gore and Governor Bush have different plans on how to boost early education and how to hold schools accountable for the success of students, but it is evident that they both feel that these issues need to be addressed firmly. Governor Bush feels that college students will succeed more easily with advanced science and mathematical knowledge. He says that he proposes a $1000 increase in individual Pell Grants to encourage high school students to take advanced college preparation courses in both subjects. Bush stated that, �There�s no reason for us to be next to last in the world in math, and there�s no reason for us to be last in physics.� Gore too believes in the importance of college, but doesn�t say math and science are the key elements to attending college. He notes that money is what keeps kids away from college. He proposes to make it easier for parents to save for their children�s college tuition with tax-free and inflation free savings, the National Tuition Savings program. Gore wants to make two years of college free with more student loans with lower costs, and expanding Pell Grants. Gore says he believes that in the knowledge- based economy of the 21st Century; everyone who is willing to work for it must have the chance to go to college. George W. Bush pretty much feels that existing teachers that are no longer qualified to teach effectively should simply be trained further, and he proposes to give the states money to do this. He wants to use elderly people to come in and volunteer their time to our students with using �Silver Scholarships� as an award, because he thinks that they are highly educated. However, he doesn�t realize it is really hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Al Gore on the other hand says out with the old and in with the new. He proposes to hire 2 million new qualified teachers within the next ten years, making sure each and every classroom has a qualified teacher in it. He will base that qualification on expertise and not seniority. Gore and Bush definitely disagree on testing students and voucher programs. Bush wants to test every grade every year and to publish the results; he doesn�t believe in national tests, but...
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