Vouchers Part of McCain Ed Plan

Occasionally, the Learning Exchange will publish articles spotlighting candidates and education issues of importance leading up to the November 2000 election.

IN AN OUTLINE of his proposed education plan, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said if elected he would spend $5.4 billion on a three-year national voucher program, with the funds derived from ending corporate tax breaks and subsidies.

"The most important thing we can do, my friends, to improve education in America is to commit ourselves to the cause of school choice," McCain said in a recent speech.

His campaign is also working on a plan to provide roughly $1 billion annually in tax breaks for teachers rated "excellent" by states and is proposing a new block grant program that would provide higher pay for so-called master teachers.

Check out the details of McCain's education plan via the Education Week Web site.

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