A group of 33 education reform advocacy organizations rated the five candidates on their views on education reform. On the question, "Does the candidate have a grasp of the key problems in education reform in Taiwan?" Chen and Hsu Hsin-liang were given top marks.
包括人本教育基金會、振鐸學會等三十三個教改團體曾針對五位候選人的教育政見評分，在「是否掌握國內教育要害」這項標準，陳水扁和許信良的政見都被評為第一等。