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Candidates' Positions and Views |
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for:
Senate Of Virginia 37th District, Virginia |
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August 23, 2011 Virginia Republican Primary |
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Candidates positions and views on other Issues where information is available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Schools & Education issue questions. The responses were provided by Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt and Jason A. Flanary or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Schools & Education |
Stephen M. "Steve" Hunt - R
Website
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Jason A. Flanary - R
Website
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| Education, a General Statement |
Steve has been involved in Fairfax County's public schools for over 10 years, including serving from 2004 to 2007 as an At-Large member of the School Board. Having first-hand experience in the largest public education system in the Commonwealth, Steve will be an active voice in the State Senate for lay legislation that empowers local school systems in pursuing more effective and consumer-focused programs.
He believes programs should be evaluated for their effectiveness - dollars do not necessarily equal learning. We need to establish measures of effectiveness and foster a competitive motivation to succeed, including tying principal and teach compensation to school and student achievement.
Public education should be more customer-focused, with wider school choice, wider choices of programs to meet student learning styles and pace, and an accelerated learning path for students learning English. While implementation of these policies is a local issue, the enabling legislation is generated at the state level.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
Every child must be provided with the opportunity to have the best possible education -- one that is enjoyable, relevant and prepares him/her for higher education, a career and/or life. Education is the lifeline to the success of Virginia's economic future, as employers establish their businesses in communities where there is a well-educated workforce, trained for the jobs of tomorrow.
To adequately provide for our children and solidify their future, we must pay teachers better to increase retention and stability, reduce class size to promote a more personal learning environment and shift money from administration to classrooms to ensure that our funds directly benefit our students.
I also believe that parents should have the flexibility to make educational choices for their children. I fully support school choice and charter schools.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| School Budget |
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To adequately provide for our children and solidify their future, we must pay teachers better to increase retention and stability and shift money from administration to classrooms to ensure that our funds directly benefit our students.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| School Climate |
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To adequately provide for our children and solidify their future, we must reduce class size to promote a more personal learning environment.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| Academic Standards |
He believes programs should be evaluated for their effectiveness - dollars do not necessarily equal learning. We need to establish measures of effectiveness and foster a competitive motivation to succeed, including tying principal and teach compensation to school and student achievement.
Public education should be more customer-focused, with wider school choice, wider choices of programs to meet student learning styles and pace, and an accelerated learning path for students learning English. While implementation of these policies is a local issue, the enabling legislation is generated at the state level.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
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| Parental Involvement |
Public education should be more customer-focused, with wider school choice.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
I believe that parents should have the flexibility to make educational choices for their children. I fully support school choice and charter schools.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| Teacher Salaries |
He believes programs should be evaluated for their effectiveness - dollars do not necessarily equal learning. We need to establish measures of effectiveness and foster a competitive motivation to succeed, including tying principal and teach compensation to school and student achievement.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
To adequately provide for our children and solidify their future, we must pay teachers better to increase retention and stability.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| Improving Education |
Having first-hand experience in the largest public education system in the Commonwealth, Steve will be an active voice in the State Senate for lay legislation that empowers local school systems in pursuing more effective and consumer-focused programs.
He believes programs should be evaluated for their effectiveness - dollars do not necessarily equal learning. We need to establish measures of effectiveness and foster a competitive motivation to succeed, including tying principal and teach compensation to school and student achievement.
Public education should be more customer-focused, with wider school choice, wider choices of programs to meet student learning styles and pace, and an accelerated learning path for students learning English. While implementation of these policies is a local issue, the enabling legislation is generated at the state level.
Source: www.stevehunt.org (07/19/2011) |
Every child must be provided with the opportunity to have the best possible education -- one that is enjoyable, relevant and prepares him/her for higher education, a career and/or life. Education is the lifeline to the success of Virginia's economic future, as employers establish their businesses in communities where there is a well-educated workforce, trained for the jobs of tomorrow.
To adequately provide for our children and solidify their future, we must pay teachers better to increase retention and stability, reduce class size to promote a more personal learning environment and shift money from administration to classrooms to ensure that our funds directly benefit our students.
I also believe that parents should have the flexibility to make educational choices for their children. I fully support school choice and charter schools.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| Charter Schools |
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I believe that parents should have the flexibility to make educational choices for their children. I fully support charter schools.
Source: jasonflanary.com/issues (07/19/2011) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| School Boundaries |
| School Start Times |
| No Child Left Behind Act Federal Funding Level |
| Magnet Schools |
| In-state Tuition Reciprocity |
| Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program |
| Private College Grant Program |
| Technical Education Diploma |
| No Child Left Behind |
| School Nurses |
| Tuition Assistance for Students with Disabilities |
| Early Childhood Education |
| Higher Education |
| Federal Funding of Virginia Private Schools |
| Virginia Standardized Testing |
| Virginia Standards for Teachers |
| Junk Food Vending Machines in Virginia Public Schools |
| Private School Vouchers |
| Title IX 'Equal Opportunities for Girls' |
| Teacher Tenure in Virginia Public Schools |
| Virginia Special Education |
| Teaching Evolution and Intelligent Design |
| Teaching of Sex Education and Birth Control Options |
| Teacher Selection of Textbooks |
| Religion in Public Schools |
| Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance" |
| Virginia Student Loans, and Scholarships |
| Virginia Tax Credits for Tuition Costs |
| Local Control Over Education |
| Achievement Gap |
| Home Schooling |
| School Safety |
| Virginia's Average Classroom Size |
| Technology & Computers in Schools |