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Romney Unveils His Education Agenda
On May 23, 2012, Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled his education agenda at the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit in Washington. Browse our collection of news, information, and reaction around Gov. Romney's education plan and stay tuned, Education Week will continue covering this in depth.
- Above: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Latino Coalition's 2012 Small Business Summit on Wednesday in Washington. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
- Romney's Agenda
For an overview of Gov. Romney's education plan, read this blog post by EdWeek reporter Alyson Klein. 
Romney Calls for Using Title I, IDEA Funds for School ChoiceWASHINGTON-Presumptive GOP nominee Gov. Mitt Romney called today for making federal funding for special education and disadvantaged stude...- Watch Gov. Romney's address:
Mitt Romney Remarks at Latino Coalition Economic Summit - C-SPAN Video Library
Mitt Romney spoke at the Latino Coalition Economic summit. He outlined his plan to improve U.S. schools, which is centered on school vouc...- Access Gov. Romney's entire education agenda here:
.@LanheeChen: A Chance for Every Child #Mitt2012As president, Mitt Romney will pursue genuine education reform that puts the interests of parents and students ahead of special interests...- The day before Gov. Romney's speech at the Latino Coalition summit, the Romney campaign released its list of education advisers and Education Week gave its readers an exclusive preview of that speech.
Romney Names Education Policy AdvisersFrom guest blogger Christina A. Samuels Presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign has released a list of people who are ad...- Romney Considering Big School Choice ExpansionPresumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been mulling some big changes to federal K-12 policy if elected, including allowing ...
- Following the speech, President Barack Obama's campaign responded to Romney.
- Obama Campaign Responds to Speech By Attacking Romney's RecordOn the heels of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's most high-profile speech to date on education, the Obama campaign sought to tout th...
- The Highlights
EdWeek reporters Nirvi Shah, Stephen Sawchuk, Jason Tomassini, and Sean Cavanagh took a closer look at Romney's speech. The posts below further analyze his claims about Obama's education record and his criticisms of teachers' unions. They also provide more details about his education plan and how it's being received. - Fact Check: Romney Says Obama Stalled on Ed ReformAmong his talking points about education today, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney excoriated the Obama administra...
Details of Romney's School Choice Plan EmergeIt's official now: presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney wants to attach federal Title I and IDEA dollars to individual...
Fact-Checking Romney's Teacher ClaimsStephen Sawchuk, a former federal education beat writer, turns his inner policy geek to digging around in the weeds of the teaching profe...
Romney's Education Plan Pushes School Choice, Private SectorRepublican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney outlined his education plan Wednesday, every angle of which is covered over at our Politics K...
Can Romney Win Over Latinos With His Education Platform?The same day presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke to a group of Latino small businessmen and women about his edu...
A Closer Look at Romney's Vision for School ChoiceOn Wednesday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney unveiled his agenda for the nation's schools. It's a document that ...- More on Romney's Positions
How do the presumptive GOP nominee and President Obama differ on school choice and other policies? EdWeek's Sean Cavanagh and Alyson Klein delve into that question. - Dividing Lines: Romney and Obama on Private School ChoiceRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney unveiled a series of education proposals Wednesday, which cover a lot of ground but are heavy...
- Campaign Flashback: Romney Praised Obama on Choice, Merit PayDuring his education speech yesterday, Gov. Mitt Romney hit President Barack Obama really hard for being in the pocket of the teachers' u...
- School choice wasn't the only issue addressed by Romney this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer covered Romney's visit to a Philadelphia charter school on Thursday, where he discussed class size, among other things.
