Senator Clinton Stands by Charter Schools

 

      No surprise here:

Seeking to solidify her reputation as a champion of public education, Senator Clinton is standing by her qualified support for charter schools while condemning vouchers as a poison pill for American education.

"Vouchers would mean the end of the public school system and I believe an erosion of our democracy that we would regret deeply. Take them off the table," Mrs. Clinton told thousands of educators at the annual gathering of the National Education Association's Representative Assembly, held yesterday at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

PS: Nice to see our lobbyist getting quoted:

Her criticism of vouchers was no surprise, a New York-based lobbyist with Democrats for Education Reform, Michael Tobman, said. "That's what candidates do when they come to the NEA," he said.

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Senator Clinton Stands by Charter Schools

BY RUSSELL BERMAN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
July 3, 2007
URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/57753

PHILADELPHIA — Seeking to solidify her reputation as a champion of public education, Senator Clinton is standing by her qualified support for charter schools while condemning vouchers as a poison pill for American education.