Elizabeth Dole
U.S. Senator for North Carolina
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Washington DC Office
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

North Carolina Offices
Raleigh Office:
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Fax: 919.856.4053

Salisbury Office:
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
Ph: 704.633.5011
Fax: 704.633.2937

Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267

Eastern Office:
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
Ph: 252.329.1093
Fax: 252.329.1097

Issues & Legislation - Issue - Education


We need a major shift in education policy, especially from the federal level.  My guiding principles are: first, restore local and parental control, with high standards; second, establish measurable goals with strict accountability; and third, restore discipline to the classroom and respect for teachers.  And by valuing teachers as professionals with a call to public service, we can recruit – and keep – the best and brightest minds to teach.  Improving teacher pay and increasing the teacher tax deduction to help defray out-of-pocket classroom expenses will help retain our teachers. 

We also need to invest more money and resources in our community colleges.  North Carolina’s community colleges enable many adults to acquire the skills that employers need, helping workers who have lost their jobs move into growing fields, such as health care and technology.  I will work to provide flexible federal grants that make continuing education possible and affordable, and I will continue to fight for increased funding for community colleges to help our workers reach the broader goals of economic opportunity and security.
We need a major shift in education policy, especially from the federal level. My guiding principles are: first, restore local and parental control, with high standards; second, establish measurable goals with strict accountability; and third, restore discipline to the classroom and respect for teachers. And by valuing teachers as professionals with a call to public service, we can recruit – and keep – the best and brightest minds to teach. Improving teacher pay and increasing the teacher tax deduction to help defray out-of-pocket classroom expenses will help retain our teachers.

We also need to invest more money and resources in our community colleges. North Carolina’s community colleges enable many adults to acquire the skills that employers need, helping workers who have lost their jobs move into growing fields, such as health care and technology. I will work to provide flexible federal grants that make continuing education possible and affordable, and I will continue to fight for increased funding for community colleges to help our workers reach the broader goals of economic opportunity and security.


Elizabeth Dole

RECENT EDUCATION PRESS RELEASES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
September 2008
  9th - Dole Announces More than $2 Million for Historically Black Universities in North Carolina

August 2008
  1st - Dole Votes to Pass College Opportunity and Affordability Act

June 2008
  30th - Dole Praises Passage Of Strengthened G.I. Benefit

December 2007
  20th - Dole: I will continue my strongest efforts to strengthen Trade Adjustment Assistance
  4th - Dole, Burr Announce up to $2 Million for Research Triangle Institute’s Biofuels Project

October 2007
  25th - Dole Announces $250,000 for UNC-Wilmington Nursing School


RECENT EDUCATION ARTICLES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
March 2004
  12th - School reform is working


RECENT EDUCATION SPEECHES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
September 2003
  22nd - University of Louisville McConnell Scholars

May 2003
  10th - Lenoir-Rhyne College Commencement
  3rd - Georgia Tech Commencement Address