Positions and Views of Mark Pryor
on Education
| Currently Elected U.S. Senate, Arkansas |
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| Education |
Positions and Views |
| Education, a General Statement |
We all know that children are Arkansas' most valuable resource, but the vision for Arkansas shared by so many will only become a reality when we focus on providing students with the best learning tools available. We can do this by re-examining traditional ideas and generating new ones.
I support traditional ideas, like raising teachers' salaries to keep our best and brightest educators in the state. I support providing our high school students with the opportunity to further their education at institutions of higher learning, regardless of their economic background. Also, I will work hard to increase Title I funding for disadvantaged children and reduce class size for students in first through third grades.
But the system also needs an influx of new ideas, such as providing all young children with early developmental skills that are needed for future success. As your senator, I support increased funding to Arkansas schools for modernization and repair as well as investments in professional development for teachers so they can better educate their students.
As the father of two young children, I know what a key role parents play in their children's education. I believe that an investment in education is the greatest investment we can make, not only for our children, but also for the future of our state.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/issues/education.cfm (04/21/2008) |
| Public Schools K-12 |
I will work hard to increase Title I funding for disadvantaged children and reduce class size for students in first through third grades. But the system also needs an influx of new ideas, such as providing all young children with early developmental skills that are needed for future success. As your senator, I support increased funding to Arkansas schools for modernization and repair as well as investments in professional development for teachers so they can better educate their students.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/issues/education.cfm (04/21/2008) |
| Improving Education |
One of the best long-term economic investments we can make is through a renewed commitment to education. To make a lasting difference in our state, especially in our most economically depressed areas, we must improve the quality of education to prepare our children to compete in an ever-changing environment of industry and technology.
I support traditional ideas, like raising teachers' salaries to keep our best and brightest educators in the state. I support providing our high school students with the opportunity to further their education at institutions of higher learning, regardless of their economic background. Also, I will work hard to increase Title I funding for disadvantaged children and reduce class size for students in first through third grades.
But the system also needs an influx of new ideas, such as providing all young children with early developmental skills that are needed for future success. As your senator, I support increased funding to Arkansas schools for modernization and repair as well as investments in professional development for teachers so they can better educate their students.
One of the best long-term economic investments we can make is through a renewed commitment to education. To make a lasting difference in our state, especially in our most economically depressed areas, we must improve the quality of education to prepare our children to compete in an ever-changing environment of industry and technology.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/public/index.cfm (01/04/2011) |
| Higher Education |
I support providing our high school students with the opportunity to further their education at institutions of higher learning, regardless of their economic background.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/issues/education.cfm (04/21/2008) |
| Teacher Pay |
I support traditional ideas, like raising teachers' salaries to keep our best and brightest educators in the state.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/issues/education.cfm (04/21/2008) |
| Math and Science |
One of the best long-term economic investments we can make is through a renewed commitment to education. To make a lasting difference in our state, especially in our most economically depressed areas, we must improve the quality of education to prepare our children to compete in an ever-changing environment of industry and technology.
Source: pryor.senate.gov/issues/economic.cfm (04/21/2008) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| No Child Left Behind Act, a General Statement |
| Sex Education and Birth Control Options |
| Evolution and Intelligent Design Education |
| Gay and Lesbian Orientation Education |
| Religion in Public Schools |
| "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance |
| Local Control Over Education |
| Teacher Textbook Selection |
| Private School Vouchers |
| Charter Schools |
| Standardized Testing |
| Teacher Tenure |
| Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants |
| Education Tax Credits |
| Teacher Unions |
| Department of Education |
| Pre-School |
| Head Start |
| High Schools |
| Adult Education |
| Dropouts |
| Community Colleges |
| Classroom Size |
| Extended Learning Time |
| After-School Programs |
| Parental Involvement |
| Computers in Schools |
| Federal Mandates |
| Federal Funding of Private Schools |
| No Child Left Behind Act Federal Funding Level |
| Teacher Standards |
| Student Standards |
| National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
| Education Global Superiority |
| Junk Food Vending Machines in Public Schools |
| Education Gap with Other Countries |
| School Choice |
| Home Schooling |
| Special Education |
| Magnet Schools |
| Rural Schools |
| Summer School |
| Boy-Girl Achievement Gap |
| Black-White Achievement Gap |
| Title IX 'Equal Opportunities for Girls' |
| Bilingual Education |
| Art and Music |
| School Safety |
| Drugs in Schools |