Issue
Education
Officials on Education
| DJosh Stein | 5 | — | 1 |
| RSarah Huckabee Sanders | 4 | 100% | 1 |
| DLaura Kelly | 4 | — | 1 |
| DJanet Mills | 3 | 100% | 1 |
| RGreg Gianforte | 3 | — | 1 |
| RTate Reeves | 3 | — | 1 |
| RHenry McMaster | 3 | — | 1 |
| RGreg Abbott | 3 | — | 1 |
| DMaura Healey | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DTina Kotek | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DMichael F. Bennet | 2 | 0% | 1 |
| DMatt Meyer | 2 | — | 1 |
| RKelly Armstrong | 2 | — | 1 |
| RKelly Ayotte | 2 | — | 1 |
| DGavin Newsom | 2 | — | 1 |
| RRon DeSantis | 2 | — | 1 |
| RBrian Kemp | 2 | — | 1 |
| DAndy Beshear | 2 | — | 1 |
| RKevin Stitt | 2 | — | 1 |
| DJosh Shapiro | 2 | — | 1 |
| RPhil Scott | 2 | — | 1 |
| RJohn Kennedy | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RBill Cassidy | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DJared Polis | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DDan McKee | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RMike Dunleavy | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DTim Walz | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DMark DeSaulnier | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RKevin Cramer | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| RJoni Ernst | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| DPatty Murray | 1 | — | 1 |
| DChris Van Hollen | 1 | — | 1 |
| RTommy Tuberville | 1 | — | 1 |
| DElissa Slotkin | 1 | — | 1 |
| DNed Lamont | 1 | — | 1 |
| RBrad Little | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJB Pritzker | 1 | — | 1 |
| RKim Reynolds | 1 | — | 1 |
| DWes Moore | 1 | — | 1 |
| DMichelle Lujan Grisham | 1 | — | 1 |
| RLarry Rhoden | 1 | — | 1 |
| RSpencer Cox | 1 | — | 1 |
| DBob Ferguson | 1 | — | 1 |
| RPatrick Morrisey | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- Dan McKeeStated position
Meet the goal for Rhode Island to reach Massachusetts student achievement levels by 2030 (a challenge set the prior year and reaffirmed in the 2024 address).
View position & sources → - Jared PolisStated position
Establish universal full-day kindergarten and preschool in every Colorado community (a 2017 campaign pledge; full-day kindergarten was funded in 2019 and free preschool launched in 2023).
View position & sources → - John KennedyStated position
Committed to working to ensure parents have the authority and power to make education decisions for their children.
View position & sources → - Bill CassidyStated position
Introduced the College Transparency Act to give students and families data on likelihood of graduating, getting a job, and borrowing before choosing a college.
View position & sources → - Michael F. BennetStated position
Lead a state effort to ensure every kid in Colorado has the tools to read confidently by the end of third grade and reach math proficiency by fifth grade.
View position & sources → - Tommy TubervilleStated position
Pledged, as governor, to remove what he described as 'woke gender ideology,' DEI, and Critical Race Theory content from Alabama school curricula.
View position & sources → - Tate ReevesStated position
Expand school choice / 'education freedom,' giving parents and students more schooling options across the state.
View position & sources → - Patty MurrayStated position
Vowed to keep fighting Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and to protect students' access to education.
View position & sources → - Wes MooreStated position
Propose a historic $10 billion in state funding for Maryland's public schools.
View position & sources → - Ned LamontStated position
Committed to sign an executive order creating a Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education.
View position & sources → - Janet MillsStated position
Establish free community college by covering the last-dollar cost of up to two years of tuition for Maine high-school classes graduating 2020-2023.
View position & sources → - Michelle Lujan GrishamStated position
Establish clear, consistent statewide literacy and math requirements so every student graduates with real skills.
View position & sources → - Brian KempStated position
Invest $325 million to create and fund the University System of Georgia's DREAMS Scholarship, described as the state's first need-based college scholarship program.
View position & sources → - Larry RhodenStated position
Committed to preparing the state to implement its new school choice / education savings account program by January 1, 2027, working with private schools, public schools, and the homeschooling community.
View position & sources → - Brad LittleStated position
Right-size (reduce) funding for online schools while adding accountability measures.
View position & sources → - Gavin NewsomStated position
Newsom pledged that his proposed budget would fully fund California's universal transitional kindergarten (TK) program for all four-year-olds.
View position & sources → - Phil ScottStated position
Committed to propose a multi-year plan to transform Vermont's Pre-K-through-12 education system, including an entirely new 'student-centered funding formula' to control costs.
View position & sources → - Elissa SlotkinStated position
In her 'Economic War Plan' address, Slotkin called for banning cell phones in every K-12 classroom in America.
View position & sources → - Matt MeyerStated position
Pass a holistic public-school funding reform framework by the summer.
View position & sources → - Josh SteinStated position
Propose a $4 billion public school construction bond, to be put to a vote of the people, to repair old and unsafe school buildings.
View position & sources → - Ron DeSantisStated position
Recommend increased state funding dedicated to raising teacher salaries in the state budget.
View position & sources → - JB PritzkerStated position
Pledged to advance legislation requiring every Illinois school district to adopt a policy banning cell phone use during classroom instruction.
View position & sources → - Patrick MorriseyStated position
Allow West Virginia schools to ban cell phones in the classroom.
View position & sources → - Josh ShapiroStated position
Increase K-12 public education funding by an additional $526 million routed through the new 'adequacy' formula that directs money to the most underfunded districts.
View position & sources → - Kevin StittStated position
Change the State Superintendent of Public Instruction from an elected office to one appointed by the governor.
View position & sources → - Greg AbbottStated position
Enact and fund school choice / education savings accounts making public dollars available to Texas families for private-school and other education expenses, declaring school choice an emergency item.
View position & sources → - Chris Van HollenStated position
Reintroduced the Keep Our PACT Act, committing Congress to fully fund Title I education grants and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA / special education), which the federal government has never fully funded.
View position & sources → - Henry McMasterStated position
Enact a new Education Scholarship Trust Fund (private-school choice) program and appropriate $30 million to it, letting parents rather than attendance lines choose their child's school.
View position & sources → - Spencer CoxStated position
Remove cellphones from Utah schools, escalating from getting phones 'out of schools' to a 'bell-to-bell' phone ban covering the full school day.
View position & sources → - Laura KellyStated position
Fully fund Kansas K-12 public schools every year she is in office (her budget again fully funds them for a seventh consecutive year).
View position & sources → - Bob FergusonStated position
Enact legislation providing free breakfast and lunch to every K-12 public school student as part of their basic education.
View position & sources → - Kim ReynoldsStated position
Pass a bill ensuring children struggling in math are identified and receive personalized help.
View position & sources → - Tina KotekStated position
Committed in her Recommended Budget to increase the State School Fund current service level by $600 million, for a total K-12 investment of $11.36 billion.
View position & sources → - Greg GianforteStated position
Invest a historic $100 million in the state budget to raise teacher pay, with a focus on early-career educators (the TEACH Act).
View position & sources → - Kelly AyotteStated position
Strengthen and expand the Education Freedom Accounts program so more families can choose their children's learning environment.
View position & sources → - Andy BeshearStated position
Enact universal pre-K ("Pre-K for All") for every 4-year-old in Kentucky, extending publicly funded preschool to roughly 34,000 additional children.
View position & sources → - Kelly ArmstrongStated position
Fund Education Savings Accounts in the executive budget — money set aside for each student to direct toward services or tuition across public, nonpublic, or homeschool settings.
View position & sources → - Mike DunleavyStated position
Enact teacher recruitment and retention incentive payments through his education bill, House Bill 106.
View position & sources → - Mark DeSaulnierStated position
Enact the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act to condition states' receipt of federal education funds on schools adopting and enforcing minimum concussion prevention and management plans for student athletics.
View position & sources → - Kevin CramerStated position
Cramer committed to passing the PEACE Act to prohibit federal education funding from being used to promote Critical Race Theory and 'divisive concepts.'
View position & sources → - Tim WalzStated position
Championed providing free breakfast and lunch to every Minnesota student, framing it as a top investment for the state.
View position & sources → - Sarah Huckabee SandersStated position
Vowed to make education reform the hallmark of her administration, which became the LEARNS Act (Act 237 of 2023).
View position & sources → - Maura HealeyStated position
Create and fund a new program, MassReconnect, in her first budget to offer free community college to students over age 25.
View position & sources → - Joni ErnstStated position
During her 2014 Senate campaign, committed to closing the federal Department of Education, arguing children are better educated when responsibility rests with the states.
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