Student Success Act
Floor Speech
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. I would like to thank the chairman for yielding. I am very grateful to Chairman John Kline and Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita for their leadership on this very important issue for our children.
Mr. Chairman, big government often creates big problems. Our education system needs limited government reform. Having access to the highest quality education paves the path for tremendous opportunity, success, and fulfillment. Locally elected school boards, hardworking teachers, school administrators, and active parents know what's best for our children's education needs, not Washington bureaucrats.
The passage of today's bill, the Student Success Act, will promote our education system by limiting Washington's influence so that our leaders on the local level and classroom teachers have the power to make decisions to help America's children succeed.
South Carolina's Second District has a wide range of diverse school districts. We have children from all backgrounds of life--wealthy, poor, rural, and urban communities. As an appreciative husband to a retired schoolteacher, I've seen firsthand what we need to do to help our children succeed. The best way to adequately prepare our children for the future is to empower our locally elected school boards, who are responsive to input from parents and teachers.
What works in suburban Lexington communities may not work in rural Barnwell County. The President's pushing of government education neglects our young people and maintains ineffective, status quo education practices. We must change course.
It is time for a different, commonsense approach. We must reform our education system in order to provide a brighter future for our children and grandchildren.
I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this piece of legislation. By putting faith in our educators, school board members, parents and administrators, we can give every child what he or she deserves--quality education to fulfill their dreams.
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