Issue Position: Improving Education By Putting Students First

Issue Position

As the father of five children, I know that their education is best left in the hands of their teachers and school leaders. For too long, bureaucrats at the Department of Education have directed how our education dollars are spent and what our children learn through top-down mandates. I believe that decisions about our children's education should be made by those who truly know them best. States should also be afforded the flexibility to develop violence prevention programs and coordinate with local law enforcement to keep our schools and our children safe.

Children from underperforming schools should be able to carry federal funding with them to the school that best meets their needs. Our children deserve more public and private education opportunities. This will boost accountability in schools around our country.

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