BAT ELECTION SCORECARD

COMMON CORE

CLINTON - SUPPORTS  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/20/what-hillary-clinton-said-about-the-common-core-state-standards/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xruw0w4Y5qU&feature=youtu.be

SANDERS - INCONCLUSIVE

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anti-common-core-amendment-passes-senate-vote/article/2562106

O'MALLEY-SUPPORTS

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/02/26/2016-presidential-hopefuls-common-core/24047069/

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_Education.htm

CRUZ-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Ted_Cruz_Education.htm

RUBIO-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Marco_Rubio_Education.htm


ENDS STANDARDIZED TESTING/END FEDERALLY MANDATED TESTING 

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-endorses-obamas-reductions-school-testing-wrought-no-child-left-2155238

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

http://edexcellence.net/articles/bernie-sanders-quotes-about-education


O'MALLEY-OPPOSES
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/19/bernie-sanders-and-martin-omalley-talk-testing-equity-with-teachers-union-chief

TRUMP-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

CRUZ-SUPPORTS
http://www.educationviews.org/cruz-rand-vote-parental-opt-out-amendment-fails-roll-call-votes-senate-house/

RUBIO - SUPPORTS
http://www.aft.org/election2016/marco-rubio



EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT

CLINTON-SUPPORTS
http://www.aft.org/election2016/candidate-questionnaire-hillary-rodham-clinton

SANDERS-SUPPORTS
https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/bernie-sanders-explains-puzzling-education-vote-its-because-accountability/

O'MALLEY-SUPPORTS
http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/martin-omalley-on-education/

TRUMP-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

CRUZ-NOT PRESENT AT THE VOTE

RUBIO-NOT PRESENT AT THE VOTE 


CHARTERS

CLINTON - SUPPORTS
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/10/heres_what_hillary_clinton_tol.html

SANDERS - OPPOSES
http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Education.htm

O'MALLEY-OPPOSES
http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/martin-omalley-on-education/

TRUMP-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/America_We_Deserve.htm

CRUZ-SUPPORTS
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/3-questions-african-americans-should-ask-ted-cruz-n446601

RUBIO-SUPPORTS
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maureensullivan/2015/04/13/marco-rubio-on-education-5-things-the-presidential-candidate-wants-you-to-know/


TEACHERS RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS/TEACHERS EVALUATIONS BASED ON TEST SCORES

CLINTON - SUPPORTS/OPPOSES

http://www.aft.org/election2016/candidate-questionnaire-hillary-rodham-clinton

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/clinton-says-no-evidence-that-teachers-can-be-judged-by-student-test-scores/2015/11/16/303ee068-8c98-11e5-baf4-bdf37355da0c_story.html

SANDERS - SUPPORTS/OPPOSES

http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-education/

http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/bernie-sanders-on-education/

O'MALLEY - SUPPORTS/OPPOSES
http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/martin-omalley-on-education/

TRUMP - OPPOSES/NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
http://www.ontheissues.org/America_We_Deserve.htm

CRUZ - NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

RUBIO - OPPOSES/SUPPORTS
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/04/non-news-flash-marco-rubio-absolutely-backs-jeb-bush-priority-sb6.html



VOUCHERS

CLINTON-OPPOSES
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maureensullivan/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-on-education-8-things-the-presidential-candidate-wants-you-to-know/ 

SANDERS-OPPOSES
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maureensullivan/2015/04/30/bernie-sanders-on-education-5-things-the-presidential-candidate-wants-you-to-know/

O'MALLEY-OPPOSES
http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/martin-omalley-on-education/

TRUMP-SUPPORTS
http://www.ontheissues.org/America_We_Deserve.htm

CRUZ-SUPPORTS
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/education-vouchers-115007

RUBIO-SUPPORTS
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Marco_Rubio_Education.htm


EDUCATION FUNDING


CLINTON-SUPPORTS
http://www.strongpublicschools.org/hillary-clinton-on-the-issues

SANDERS-SUPPORTS
http://www.aft.org/election2016/candidate-questionnaire-bernie-sanders

O'MALLEY-SUPPORTS
http://dianeravitch.net/2015/07/12/martin-omalley-on-education/

TRUMP-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

CRUZ-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

RUBIO-OPPOSES
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Marco_Rubio_Education.htm

PROTECTING RIGHTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS


CLINTON-SUPPORTS
http://www.aft.org/press/roundtable-hillary-clinton

SANDERS-SUPPORTS
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/special-education

O'MALLEY-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

TRUMP-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

CRUZ-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

RUBIO-NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

SOCIAL JUSTICE SCORECARD

END  Poverty/INCOME EQUALITY

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/13/news/economy/clinton-sanders-income-inequality/

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Welfare_+_Poverty.htm

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/Martin_O%60Malley.htm

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Welfare_+_Poverty.htm

CRUZ-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Ted_Cruz_Welfare_+_Poverty.htm

RUBIO- MIXED  Opposes raising minimum wage, Supports addressing social mobility

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/07/21/333211643/rubio-small-government-can-help-fix-economic-inequality

End Systemic Racism in American Institutions (Criminal Justice)

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/clinton-systematic-racism-criminal-justice-system

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Welfare_+_Poverty.htm

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Martin_O%60Malley_Crime.htm

TRUMP-OPPOSE

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/08/02/donald-trump-falls-called-racism-african-americans.html

CRUZ-OPPOSE

http://www.christianpost.com/news/ted-cruz-says-obama-has-inflamed-racial-tensions-and-divided-america-argues-against-vilification-of-police-138513/

RUBIO-SUPPORTS

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/30/9427919/marco-rubio-black-lives-matter

RAISING Minimum Wage

CLINTON-SUPPORTS $12

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-raise-federal-minimum-wage-to-12-per-hour_us_56394247e4b0411d306eca12

SANDERS-SUPPORTS $15

https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS $15

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/05/30/3663971/omalley-announcement/

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/20/donald-trump-having-low-minimum-wage-not-bad-thing/

CRUZ-OPPOSES

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sen-cruz-minimum-wage-hike-would-cost-jobs-young-people-hispanics-african-americans

RUBIO-OPPOSES

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rubio-people-cant-live-minimum-wage-no-increase

Union Rights

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/258752-clinton-pledges-support-for-union-rights

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-workers-rights/

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/martin-omalley-worker-bill-of-rights_us_56970061e4b0b4eb759d39c9

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.thenation.com/article/no-surprise-trump-is-a-union-buster-at-his-own-hotel/

CRUZ-OPPOSES

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/09/14/walker-gop-war-on-workers/

RUBIO-OPPOSES

https://marcorubio.com/news/american-workers-policy-proposals/

Right to Work Laws

CLINTON-OPPOSES

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/clinton-praises-defeat-of-right-to-work/article/2572241

SANDERS-OPPOSES

http://dianeravitch.net/2015/10/08/bernie-sanders-files-bill-to-ban-right-to-work-laws/

 O’MALLEY-OPPOSES

https://martinomalley.com/policy/workers-bill-of-rights/

 TRUMP- MIXED (state by state decision)

https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2016 

CRUZ-SUPPORTS

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/09/14/walker-gop-war-on-workers/

 RUBIO-SUPPORTS

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/09/14/walker-gop-war-on-workers/

Equality for LGBT Citizens (including marriage, work, housing, adoption)

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jun/17/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-change-position-same-sex-marriage/

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

https://berniesanders.com/issues/fighting-for-lgbt-equality/

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/05/30/3663971/omalley-announcement/

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/08/donald-trump-stumbles-through-explaining-his-opposition-to-gay-marriage/

CRUZ-OPPOSES

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-gay-marriage_us_55b00157e4b07af29d57677c

RUBIO-OPPOSES

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marco-rubio-meet-the-press-marriage_us_566d9098e4b0fccee16ee695

Immigration

CLINTON-SUPPORTS

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/immigration-reform/

SANDERS-SUPPORTS

https://berniesanders.com/a-fair-and-humane-immigration-policy/

O’MALLEY-SUPPORTS

https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/

TRUMP-OPPOSES

http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Immigration.htm

 CRUZ-OPPOSES

https://www.tedcruz.org/cruz-immigration-plan/

RUBIO-SUPPORTS

http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Marco_Rubio_Immigration.htm 

Voting Rights (including renewal of Voting Rights Act)

CLINTON -SUPPORTS
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-clinton-voting-rights-20150604-story.html

SANDERS -SUPPORTS
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/15/politics/bernie-sanders-naacp-justice-march/index.html 

O’MALLEY- SUPPORTS

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/omalley-backs-voting-rights-constitutional-amendment

TRUMP- unknown
CRUZ - OPPOSES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/07/18/ted-cruz-shows-tea-party-has-no-interest-in-restoring-voting-rights-act/

RUBIO - OPPOSES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/07/18/ted-cruz-shows-tea-party-has-no-interest-in-restoring-voting-rights-act/

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