Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander: (Republican) has sent the following:

"Lamar believes that for too long, we've resisted innovation in American education. That's why he supports different ways to educate our children including charter schools and, of particular interest to you, home schooling.

He's always supported home schooling and he continues to do so."
Jeremy Bronson of the Alexander For Senate Staff 7/29/02 e-mail

"It's wrong to ostracize home schooling."
"...we should have home schooling and public schooling work together so that home schoolers could have public school options when they choose them..."
Remarks of Lamar Alexander Alexis de Tocqueville Institution Conference "Education Reforms -- Despite the NEA and AFT" House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing Room February 4, 1997

In response to what is causing the crisis in education. Mr. Alexander cited three things--the third being lack of choices...

"Home-schooling parents should have choices of courses in public schools."

This question was about the NEA and how helpful or not they've been and Mr. Alexander responded with things that should be done:

"You've got to bend over backwards to help home-schooling parents. And all those things the NEA is either against or in the way of."
Dartmouth Review 4/22/98