Education
As a former school board president, I understand the importance of making
a quality education available to all children. The lessons that are learned
in classrooms across Indiana and our country provide our children with
the foundation they will need to have a successful future. As your Congressman,
I will work to see that Hoosier schools and teachers have the resources
they need to provide their students with a quality education.
In an increasingly global economy, additional education is essential
to ensuring personal success as well as our economic competitiveness
as a nation. In order to make it easier for Hoosiers to afford a college
education, I support reducing the interest rate on subsidized student
loans for undergraduates from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent over the next
five years. I also support raising the maximum Pell Grant award, which
will assist millions of students who are working to obtain their undergraduate
degree.
I support performance measures to ensure quality in our schools. However,
the federal government must be a partner with, not a burden on, our schools.
To that end, I support fully funding The No Child Left Behind Act to
ensure that our educators have the resources they need to meet the expectations
that we have set for them.
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