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VOTER SURVEY
Conducted by the Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign for
2008 Pennsylvania Primary Election Legislative Candidates
| Name: |
Robert Cassidy
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Candidate for: |
Pennsylvania House |
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| Party: |
Democrat |
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District: |
163 (Delaware County) |
1. Do you agree that the General Assembly should recognize that every child in Pennsylvania has a fundamental right to a quality public education consistent with the K-12 academic standards enacted by the State Board of Education?
__X___ YES _____ NO _____ DON'T KNOW
Comments (50 words or less)
2. Do you agree that the General Assembly has the duty to provide for a statewide K-12 funding system that assures adequate educational resources are available to support a quality public education for every child in every district consistent with the K-12 academic standards enacted by the State Board of Education?
__X___ YES _____ NO _____ DON'T KNOW
Comments (50 words or less)
3. Do you agree that the Pennsylvania Legislature must significantly increase state funding to provide for a fair share of statewide K-12 educational expenses to be paid with state funds?
_____ YES __X___ NO _____ DON'T KNOW
Comments (50 words or less)
I think the Legislature should increase funding, but not significantly.
4. Do you agree that the Pennsylvania Legislature should continue to significantly increase state funding to increase access for young children in Pennsylvania to high-quality pre-K programs?
_____ YES __X___ NO _____ DON'T KNOW
Comments (50 words or less)
See ans. to ques. 3
5. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Pennsylvania's system of funding public education? What should the Pennsylvania Legislature do, if anything, to improve the system of funding public education?
Comments (75 words or less)
The strength of PA’s school funding system is it allows children of poverty to gain a basic education.
The weakness of PA’s school funding system is it allows wealthy school districts to overfund schools @ the expense of poorer school districts.
6. What is your vision of the public education opportunity that the General Assembly should ensure be available to every child in Pennsylvania and what will you do to accomplish that goal?
Comments (75 words or less)
Parents should have a choice to send their children to the best public or private schools in their area. Why? Because every PA school student, public or private, should have an equal opportunity to obtain the best 12 grade education available.
7. Is there anything else that you will do to strengthen Pennsylvania's public education system?
Comments (75 words or less)
Every PA school student public and private should pass a test of basic arithmetic, reading and writing skills before being given a high school diploma.
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