Sam Brownback on Education

Sam Brownback voted for the No Child Left Behind Act and supports vouchers.

Here are a few other relevant votes:

• In 2005 Brownback voted against providing $5B in grants to local educational agencies. Half the funds were for targeting grants to local educational agencies while the other half was for education finance incentive grants.


• Brownback voted against providing $52M to increase appropriations for after-school programs through 21st century community learning centers.


• Also in 2005 Brownback voted against a Sen. Kennedy amendment shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education.


• Brownback voted for Educational Savings Accounts in 1998 and 2000. The 2000 bill would have permitted tax-free savings accounts of up to $2000 per child annually to be used for public or private school tuition or other education expenses.


• In 1997 he voted for school vouchers in Washington DC.