“Education is the civil rights issue of this century. Equal access to public education has been gained. But what is the value of access to a failing school?”
— John McCain, RNC Nomination Acceptance Speech, 09/04/08
“I don’t want to send another generation of American children to failing schools. I don’t want that future for my daughters. I don’t want that future for your sons. I do not want that future for America.”
— Barack Obama, Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, Iowa, November 10, 2007
Related
+ Obama and McCain on schools (Boston Globe)
+ Obama’s Education Platform
+ McCain’s Education Platform
