Education
The education of our children ranks as a top priority for the United States. As the 112th Congress begins, I am committed to ensuring that education policies that come from the House of Representatives have our children’s best interests at heart. Local communities, parents, teachers, and administrators, working together, must be given the control and flexibility to make the right decisions for their schools. Parents must be given the option to decide what education path is right for their children. Teachers must be evaluated on their effectiveness at reaching our children, and given the resources to succeed in their classrooms. Lastly, the federal government must end the practice of trying to fix our education system by simply throwing money at the problem, and instead allow for innovation and experimentation within our education system. I will work to revamp No Child Left Behind to free up local communities and states from federal regulation.