Politics Vs. Education: Why 2016 US Presidential Candidates Are Not Devoted To Education Issues

Oh no! The future of the education sector in the United States in the hands of its incoming administration looks grim as 2016 U.S. presidential candidates have yet to disclose its K-12 or general education proposals. In fact, education issues appeared to be not the focus of Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders' campaign.

Education is one of the major issues every election campaign has to tackle. Sadly, the lack of attention of the presidential candidates on K-12 education is reportedly more prominent during the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaigns.

US Presidential Hopefuls' Education Platforms

As mentioned earlier, some presidential hopefuls have not yet provided any concrete education proposals. But American Enterprise Institute is giving a glimpse into the education platforms subtly endorsed by Trump, Clinton and Sanders.

For Trump, he will reportedly end common core and might as well cut the Department of Education, Talking Points Memo notes. Unfortunately, the 70-year-old real estate mogul reportedly has no actual K-12 policy plans.

Clinton, on the other hand, is believed to have vowed to support teachers and her promise of "world-class education for every child in every community," as posted on her website. But just like Trump, Clinton also has no real education proposals.

As for Sanders, the 74-year-old presidential hopeful seems to be stuck on his criticisms over "No Child Left Behind," policy, as seen on his website. But that specific policy has already been replaced last December.

Why 2016 US Presidential Candidates Are Not Devoted To Education Issues

With that sad reality about the education sector, the voting public can't but wonder why the 2016 U.S. presidential candidates are not devoted to solving the education dilemmas of the nation. As cited by Nat Malkus of U.S. News & World Report, one of the reasons there's lack of attention on education issues is due to the assumption that voters think education is irrelevant.

Another reason is also because the K-12 policy was just revised, with "Every Student Succeeds Act" replacing the "No Child Left Behind" policy. Lastly, there's also the given fact that the subject of education is not an easy topic for any presidential candidates to take, noting the contrasting opinions on the most prevalent education issues such as charter schools, standardized achievement tests and others.

Education Matters More

Those aforementioned reasons, however, are not enough to substantiate why Trump, Clinton and Sanders have not offered any concrete education proposals. In fact, Malkus highlighted that education is the "key" to the economic future of the United States so having a concrete education platform gives an opportunity for the improvement of the nation.

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