'The most important issues in education are choice and competition.'
McCain favors a free-market approach to education. He would encourage schools to compete for the best teachers and allow parents more freedom to choose which kind of school — public, private, parochial, charter or home — is best for their kids.
Bright Idea
Incomplete: McCain only recently added education to his campaign website, and he offers few specific proposals
No Child Left Behind
Yes: Voted for it in 2001 and would reauthorize it, with slight tweaks
Vouchers
Yes: School choice, including vouchers, is his main theme for education
Merit Pay
Yes: Supports merit pay
for individual teachers
Longer School Day or Year
Maybe: Hasn't taken a position yet