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A good education can open the doors of opportunity and give our children a future where anything is possible. But all too often, politics and bureaucrats get in the way of giving our children a first class education. It is time for Congress to stop talking about fixing our education system and get to work to put control back in the hands of parents and teachers.
Our kids are our future and we must provide them with the hope and opportunity that only a strong education can provide. Yet, American education fails to keep pace with the other nations of the world. This will only end up costing us in the long run. If we fail to keep pace, our children will be unprepared and unable to compete for the high tech jobs of the future.
With so much at stake, Congress is letting our children down. They have failed to make any progress on making much needed changes to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and it is leaving our schools and our children in a position where they are set up to fail.
Congress needs to make education their top priority and give our teachers and students the resources they need. Our education policy should emphasize local control of our schools, because parents and teachers will always know better than Washington bureaucrats what works in their communities. We need to give schools the flexibility to make sure they are giving our kids an education that will prepare them for the future.
Now is the time for Congress to act and make an investment in the most precious resource we have—our children.
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