WASHINGTON
Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.
Conceding that both parties have worthy ideas, Obama set out to prove that he’s not captive to teachers unions, as his rival claims, and that there is more talk than action in McCain’s plans for schools.
McCain tossed red meat to Republicans at their convention last week, saying Obama wants schools to answer to unions and entrenched bureaucracies, while he would hold them accountable to parents and kids.
A look at where the presidential candidates stand on some key education issues:
SCHOOL CHOICE
