Education Debate in NY State

           This years Election for New York Governor gets more and more intense. The four candidates,  Andrew Cuomo (Democrat), Howie Hawkins (Green Party), Rob Astorino (Republican) and Michael McDermott (Libertarian) are ambitious and have their hearts to become New York's Governor. There are many issues that are valid in a New Yorker's perspective. One of them is a person's education. Lets face it without education, life would be hard as it is already. Education is a key to comprehending the things around us. In addition, each candidates agree that education is very important for an individual.  This year, New York is mainly focused on New York's education policy and the future of it would hold. Some topics of education was Common Core educational standards, segregation in schools, give more money to schools, etc. Each candidates have varies opinions on what to do with education. Andrew Cuomo plans on changing Congresses establishing formulas without application operation with no performance reasons, Vouchers (state-funded scholarships which help pay for students to attend private school instead of public school)  weaken many public schools, improve a classroom to make students want to learn and add more SUNY challenge grants so working class families have a chance at receiving an education. Next candidate is Rob Astorino plans on operating The Astorino/Moss Education Plan which includes replacing Common Core, change board of regents by taking away the power from Assembly Speaker, encourage on having skills that would benefit later years like bing healthy and being financially stable.  After is Howie Hawkins who agrees with Rob Astorino about excluding common core, but in addition he has some ideas of having teacher and school be evaluated on their actions, free tuition for SUNY, CUNY and community colleges. Lastly is Michael McDermott also wants to get rid of Common Core. Overall, it is a tough battle but all that matters is education for everyone. The real question is who has a better proposal for education?

   
 ~Kayla Ashe B-band

               

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