Sen. Joe Biden (D)
Overhaul No Child Left Behind, increase Pell grants and give public university students a $3,000 tax credit.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D)
"Plans to make college more affordable to middle class families and believe that NCLB is an unfunded mandate to fix."
Sen. Chris Dodd (D)
"Will reform NCLB, reduce student loans, raise the Pell Grant and provide an opportunity for free community college to Americans."
Sen. John Edwards (D)
"Radically overhaul NCLB to reject cheap standardized tests, expand the curriculum, and invest in struggling schools rather than punishing them."
Rudy Giuliani (R)
"Families, not the federal government, are best positioned to choose how our children will be educated from kindergarten and beyond."
Mike Gravel (D)
"NCLB has left too many child behind, will reform and adequately fund it and revaluate how higher education is financed."
Mike Huckabee (R)
More power to the states to decide benchmarks for NCLB, expand music and the arts, and give parents school choice.
Duncan Hunter (R)
"NCLB can be improved by maintaining high standards for teachers and students, and giving flexibility to the state for local schools."
Dennis Kucinich (D)
"We must fully fund NCLB. I will plan for tuition-free higher education for millions of students in state universities."
Sen. John McCain (R)
"Will bring accountability, choice and competition to underperforming schools so our children are equipped to compete in the 21st century."
Sen. Barack Obama (D)
"Reform and fund NCLB. Increase Pell grant funding, provide college students refundable $4,000 tax credit, and simplify financial aid process."
Ron Paul (R)
"As government takes control, inefficiencies and costs increase, quality declines. Allow competition, stop systematic inflation and let our kids learn."
Bill Richardson
Scrap NCLB, simplify the federal government student loan programs, provide incentives for colleges to keep tuition low.
Mitt Romney (R)
"I'll help middle-class parents save for college educations by reducing the tax rate on interest, dividends and capital gains to absolutely zero."
Tom Tancredo (R)
"Repeal No Child Left Behind and let the parents decide what is the best education for their children."
Fred Thompson (R)
"Review federal programs for cost-effectiveness, reduce federal mandates, return education money to the states, empower parents through competitive choice."
Merrimack Valley
December 11, 2007
On the Issues: Public education
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State officials asked to investigate Adams
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Democratic Party has asked state election officials to investigate whether state Rep. Paul Adams benefited from "a multi-step financial scheme" to mislead voters about how his 2010 campaign was financed.
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Love's Enduring Promise: By Peggy's side
Editor's Note: In the spirit of Valentine's Day, The Eagle-Tribune asked readers to tell us stories about their lasting relationships — how they worked through the challenges over the years and kept their love healthy and alive. The series begins today and continues through Tuesday, Feb. 14, highlighting compelling stories of Love's Enduring Promise.
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Despite new law, local towns say no to GIC
Joining the state's Group Insurance Commission is not the only option local communities are looking at in fighting the high cost of health care coverage for their employees.
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The deadline for cities and towns to join the state plan is March 1. - Mass. schools suspend thousands under 'zero-tolerance'
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- Pets of the week
- Community calendar
- Saturday, February 11, 2012
- Early morning, two-alarm fire on High Street, Haverhill drives family out of house
- Back on the home front
- Marine gets big welcome
- Gym damage forces shift of voting site
- Five candidates to run for Andover's top board
- Burglars hit fire damaged home
- Church celebrates renovations, anniversary
- Couple caught stealing $889 in groceries
- Man charged with hat theft
- Man arrested after chase
- Friday, February 10, 2012
- Spanish class exchange lets LHS, Phillips Academy students discover common interests
- Write your own success stories, students told
- State of city deadline missed again
- Retiring moderator's advice: 'Stay out of arguments'
- Man facing child porn charges said that he attended Merrimack
- Lantigua fails to file campaign finance reports
- Methuen, Lawrence Democrats to elect state convention delegates
- Councilor withdraws customer service crackdown
- Moran planning a run for 17th Essex Representative
- Two correction officers suspended for barroom brawl
- Merrimack Valley YMCA honors staff members
- Man accused of stealing gold rings from roommate
- Cash, liquor stolen from club
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State officials asked to investigate Adams
