Issue Position: Quality Education

Issue Position

As a father of two young children education is very important to me. I believe that it is our responsibility to train up the next generation. I believe that one of the best ways to see improvement in our educational system is to get the parents involved. The question is how do you get parents involved? I think that we should give the parents a percentage of the money that it costs to educate their child and let the parents take that money and decide what school they want to enroll their child in, in other words let the money follow the student. Secondly,I think we should give our schools more flexibility when it comes to education spending. I believe that the State should decide how much money we are going to give each school district per student and then give the money to the district , and not put so many strings on how and where the money is spent. We should set the expectation of what we want our children to know, and then hold each school district accountable for attaining those goals. Thirdly, I think we should have a website at the Dept. of Education that ranks each one of our schools, and keeps track of the score of each school, so parents can see if their child's school is passing or failing. Finally, I support educational competition. I think all types of educational systems can work and have a role to play, whether they are traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, Christian schools, and home schooling. I believe that each educational system can work well if they are operated correctly, and held accountable. We must do what we can get parents involved, support our teachers, and make sure we have the best educational system in the country.

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