Positions and Views of Frank Lautenberg
on Education
| Currently Elected U.S. Senate, New Jersey |
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| Education |
Positions and Views |
| Education, a General Statement |
Senator Lautenberg firmly believes that the key to his success was a quality public education that allowed him to take advantage of the GI Bill and succeed in college. He is committed to ensuring that today's children have the same opportunity.
Unfortunately, too many schools are in poor condition and lack sufficient access to modern technology. To help our local school districts pay for crucial school building modernization, Sen. Lautenberg sponsored the Public School Modernization Act, to provide $25-billion in zero-interest bonding authority. New Jersey's share, estimated at $545 million, could have translated into about four million square feet of school renovation and construction.
But Senator Lautenberg knows that some of our at-risk children need special one-on-one help. That's why he sponsored the Juvenile Mentoring Program Act -- or JUMP -- in 1992. One study showed mentoring produced dramatic results at a cost of just $1,000 a match. Compare that to the roughly $25,000 a year we're forced to spend to put someone in jail once they've dropped out of school and turned to crime or drugs.
Source: Candidate Website (10/04/2008) |
| Improving Education |
Unfortunately, too many schools are in poor condition and lack sufficient access to modern technology. To help our local school districts pay for crucial school building modernization, Sen. Lautenberg sponsored the Public School Modernization Act, to provide $25-billion in zero-interest bonding authority. New Jersey's share, estimated at $545 million, could have translated into about four million square feet of school renovation and construction.
But Senator Lautenberg knows that some of our at-risk children need special one-on-one help. That's why he sponsored the Juvenile Mentoring Program Act -- or JUMP -- in 1992. One study showed mentoring produced dramatic results at a cost of just $1,000 a match. Compare that to the roughly $25,000 a year we're forced to spend to put someone in jail once they've dropped out of school and turned to crime or drugs.
Source: lautenberg.senate.gov (05/04/2008) |
| Dropouts |
Senator Lautenberg knows that some of our at-risk children need special one-on-one help. That's why he sponsored the Juvenile Mentoring Program Act -- or JUMP -- in 1992. One study showed mentoring produced dramatic results at a cost of just $1,000 a match. Compare that to the roughly $25,000 a year we're forced to spend to put someone in jail once they've dropped out of school and turned to crime or drugs.
Source: lautenberg.senate.gov (05/04/2008) |
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| 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 |
| Public Schools K-12 |
| "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance |
| Local Control Over Education |
| Teacher Textbook Selection |
| Private School Vouchers |
| Charter Schools |
| Standardized Testing |
| Teacher Tenure |
| Higher Education |
| Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants |
| Education Tax Credits |
| Teacher Unions |
| Department of Education |
| Pre-School |
| Head Start |
| High Schools |
| Adult Education |
| 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 Pay |
| 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 |
| Math and Science |
| Art and Music |
| School Safety |
| Drugs in Schools |