Hillary Clinton's position on education was a part of the agenda she used during her 2008 presidential campaign. Clinton considered No Child Left Behind to be an unfunded mandate, and promised legislation that would make secondary education more affordable.

Clinton has been an advocate of student loan reform, and has state, "The student loan companies are ripping off young people and their families, and we need to stop it.."YouTube: Hillary Clinton - Improving Education (February 8, 2008) Clinton also promoted a return to direct federal college loans at low interest.

• Google News: Hillary Clinton Education
• New York Times: "What Every Child Needs" (October 28, 2007)
• FOX News: "Hillary Clinton Wants Pre-Kindergarten Program for 4-Year-Olds" (2007)
  • "I want every 4-year-old regardless of parental income to have access to high quality pre-K because it not only enhances their academic preparation, they stay in school longer, they have fewer behavioral problems"
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Clinton Pushes Pre-Kindergarten Proposal" (2007)
• National Education Institute: "Clinton Decries Problems with NCLB" (2007)
• Institute for Education and Language Policy: "Hillary Clinton Critical of NCLB..." (2007)
• Concord Monitor: "Clinton Assails 'No Child' in NEA Speech" (2007)
• NewsDay: "Clinton Raps Vouchers" (2006)