Overly, Hampton showcase philosophical gulf in first lt. governor debate

cn|2 Pure Politics ^ | 9/23/2015 | Madeline Janicki

[Republican Wildcat]

MIDWAY — Set against the back drop of Kentucky’s lone women-only college, candidates for lieutenant governor Jenean Hampton a Republican and Rep. Sannie Overly a Democrat went head to head at Midway College tonight.

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Overly said she and running mate Attorney General Jack Conway, “want to encourage programs that offer partnerships, a state wide apprentice program, and other opportunities so students can earn while they learn.”

Hampton spoke of her time of working her way through college, and using loans grants and scholarships. Hampton said that she and Bevin would work to strengthen partnerships and emphasized alternative education.

“We sometimes talk about vocational training as if it’s an afterthought, it’s not it’s a path to a very rewarding career in manufacturing,” Hampton said.

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Disagreements over philosophy did become apparent over common core standards.

Common Core is a set of uniform standards for students in kindergarten through 12th grade “created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live,” according to the initiative.

Overly is for the common core system, which Kentucky currently utilizes, saying that college readiness has doubled since implementing the uniform standards, and that she and Conway would like to keep decision making on the local level.

Meanwhile, Hampton, like Bevin, does not support common core saying it dumb down the curriculum. During the debate Hampton advocated for parental choice.

[aposiopetic]

Either of them could be at the top of the ticket. It’s just that Matt and Jack have been aiming for this for a while.

[libertylover]

Common Core is a set of uniform standards for students in kindergarten through 12th grade...Overly is for the common core system ...and that she and Conway would like to keep decision making on the local level.

Supporting "Common Core" and "would like to keep decision making on the local level" seems a contradiction to me.