Local control and accountability of America’s schools
Mark favors local control and accountability of America’s schools. Mark believes that the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind law has been a disaster in Alaska & as Senator will work to return to an education policy that respects community values.
He will fight to return control to Alaska’s parents and educators and for the millions of dollars in federal support promised, but not delivered, to Alaska schools.
As an Anchorage assemblyman for nearly 10 years and now as mayor,
Mark has analyzed and approved more than a dozen school district budgets. The students in Anchorage schools, where more than 90 languages are spoken, continue to outperform the national average of college entrance exams.
Sadly, America is no longer the best educated country in the world, with a dangerous “achievement gap” among U.S. students.
Source: Campaign website, www.begich.com
Aug 19, 2008
