The 2016 Elections are sneaking up on us. Although most of us cannot vote, it’s still important to know the main candidates stance on topics that affect us. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the two candidates butting heads in this race. So where do they stand when it comes to our education?

Common Core is the federal government’s assigned education standard. Many people are against Common Core because the US doesn’t measure up to International expectations. They believe the standards are confusing and unimportant. Clinton supports Common Core, while Trump wants it abolished.

Despite the fact that Clinton supports Common Core, she wants states to create voluntary math and science standards. She wants the tests we take to inform our improvement, but not overpower our learning.

Now obviously bullying is a big problem in all schools. Clinton wants to use money from the School Climate and Transformation program to aid schools in building support teams and behavioral educators. Trump has yet to weigh in on this serious issue.

Trump does wants school safety to increase, and at a campaign speech in Vermont he said, “You know what a gun free zone is for a sicko? That’s bait.” Trump opposes federal gun-free school zones and wants teachers to be armed. Clinton focuses more on the problems inside the school, and wants school staff to get involved. Making sure threatening kids get the help they need as well as removing distracting students from school is very important to her.

College may seem far away, but it’s just around the corner. When it comes to high school graduation Clinton will increase taxes on the rich so more students graduate without debt.

Once graduated, she wants you to have free tuition at public colleges and universities, as long as your families earn less than $125,000 a year. Trump disagrees and says public colleges are already free. Nevertheless, he still wants to help you out.

He wants student loans to come from banks instead of the government, and he wants the colleges to weigh in on who will receive financial aid. If you are majoring in a career that has higher employment rates, you’re more likely to receive a big loan. Right now everyone can borrow the same amount of student loans, which some find unfair.

Now that you know a bit more about the candidate’s stance on education, who do you think is the best fit for our future?