Issue Position: Common Core

Issue Position

The framers of our U.S. Constitution intended for education to be the responsibility of the states. The formation of the Common Core curriculum cuts directly against that intention. Therefore, I support a repeal of Common Core.

We must deliver for our children and grandchildren the best possible education, and we must be willing to implement new and innovative ideas for our schools. However, local school districts should have the final decision on the curriculum taught in their classrooms, and they should be able to operate unencumbered by federal standards that do not reflect the values of our individual communities.

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