From the Los Angeles Times - October 16, 2008
Excerpts from the third Presidential debate – held October 15, 2008
| McCAIN: Now, throwing money at the problem is not the answer. You will find that some of the worst school systems in America get the most money per student. . . . So I believe that we need to reward these good teachers. . . . Now, as far as the No Child Left Behind is concerned, it was a great first beginning, in my view. It had its flaws, it had its problems, the first time we had looked at the issue of education in America from a nationwide perspective. And we need to fix a lot of the problems. We need to sit down and reauthorize it. . . . And I've got to tell you that vouchers, where they are requested and where they are agreed to, are a good and workable system. | OBAMA: In some cases, we are going to have to invest. Early-childhood education, which closes the achievement gap so that every child is prepared for school, every dollar we invest in that, we end up getting huge benefits with improved reading scores, reduced dropout rates, reduced delinquency rates. I think it's going to be critically important for us to recruit a generation of new teachers, an army of new teachers, especially in math and science, give them higher pay, give them more professional development and support in exchange for higher standards and accountability. And I think it's important for us to make college affordable. . . . And that's why I've proposed a $4,000 tuition credit, every student, every year, in exchange for some form of community service, whether it's military service, whether it's Peace Corps, whether it's working in a community. |
Full debate transcripts can be found here.
Obama's campaign placed this video on their YouTube Channel earlier today – likely in response to the education issues raised during the debate.
As of today, McCain's campain has not placed anything on their YouTube Channel regarding education as a follow-up to the issues raised during the debate.
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