article_snippet.sent: The Liberal Democrats could seize control of the nation's schools in a coalition deal to erase Accuses Tory minister Michael Gove of imposing 'ideological gimmicks' $$$$zany' ideas from the classroom, Clegg signalled today.
article_snippet.sent: The Lib Dems have sought to claim the mantle as the 'party of education', pledging to protect spending from 'cradle to college' for 2 to 19-year-olds.
article_snippet.sent: In the 2010-15 coalition, The Lib Dems
article_snippet.sent: The Lib Dems ran three departments: Business, energy and climate change and the Scotland Office.
article_snippet.sent: However, The Lib Dems believe the 'party of education' should have demanded one of the key departments running public services, like health or education.
article_snippet.sent: It would be a good thing if the Liberal Democrats were able to run education policy on our own terms, not least because our are the only party which is prepared to give the schools, colleges and nurseries the means that the schools, colleges and nurseries need to absorb 400,000 new youngsters in our education system over the next five years.'
article_snippet.sent: the Lib Dems have also committed to increase funding for the education budget for two to 19-year-olds by 2020, ensuring that the amount of cash per pupil would be protected in real terms.
article_snippet.sent: A Conservative Party spokesman added: 'Decisions about what is in the curriculum should lie in the hands of those who can be held to account by parents at the ballot box - not unelected bureaucrats as proposed by the Lib Dems. '
article_snippet.sent: the Lib Dems can't run on the Lib Dems record and run away from the Lib Dems at the same time.
article_snippet.sent: the Lib Dems signed up to the new National Curriculum, now the Lib Dems want to re-write it all over again.
article_snippet.sent: the Lib Dems voted for extending academy freedoms over the new National Curriculum, now the Lib Dems want to scrap the Lib Dems. '
article_snippet.sent: The biggest risk to our education system would be the chaos of Ed Miliband as Prime Minister - and voting Lib Dem will only make that more likely.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Lib Dem leader makes a promise to take 'politics out of the classroom'
  In last government Lib Dems ran Business, Energy and Scotland .
  