221; the facility for the district (3). Bush has also pledged to establish the Tribal School Capital Improvement Fund, which would provide $928 million in funding to repair and build American Indian schools, and to provide $310 million in funding into the Department of Education’s “Impact Aid” Construction Program, which repairs and builds public schools located on or near military bases (2). For the ability to ensure technology boosts achievement, he would establish a $3 billion education technology fund.The other candidates have their own policies on education as well. Nader, who is the Green Party candidate, wants to abandon not only the standardized testing both Bush and Gore endorse, but he also want to radically refocus schools (Lehigh 2000: D1). Ralph Nader would focus on civic and consumer education. David McReynolds, the Socialist candidate, supports national standards, testing of public school students, increased funding for block grants, the reduction of class sizes, computers, and school capital improvements (McReynolds 1). In addition he is for federal tax incentives to help families save for college. Howard Philips of the Constitution Party basically states, “All federal funding of education is unconstitutional,” (Philips 1). The Libertarian candidate Harry Browne is against national testing, since it violates the 9th and 10th Amendments. He wants to end all federal involvement in education, so that parents could choose what school they want their children to attend, and would be able to afford higher education (Browne 1). The Natural Law Party’s John Hagelin proposes national standards and testing, mandatory teacher testing, funding of computer training in public schools, and a type of education that would develop the consciousness or intelligence of the student (Haglin 1). The last candidate, Pat Buchanan, who is part of the reform party, is in favor of getting rid of federal in...
