Dive Brief:

• As speculation around Hillary Clinton's possible bid for the presidency continues, so too do musings around how she'll identify with current education issues.
• Education is an issue where there are deep divides in the Democratic Party, with many wealthy donors supporting charter schools and the elimination of teacher tenure—both of which are largely opposed by teacher unions along with high-stakes standardized tests.
• Similar chasms in the Republican Party, most notably marked by questions about the Common Core, also promise to make 2016 an interesting election year for education stakeholders.

Dive Insight:

While Hillary Clinton is just one candidate, the questions she faces about education are reminiscent to the Democratic clash during California's election for superintendent of public instruction. That race pitted union-supported incumbent Tom Torlakson against former Green Dot charter schools president Marshall Tuck. The tight race highlighted the vastly different platforms within the Democratic Party, but ultimately Torlakson prevailed.