Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Our federal education department has done more to get in the way of good education in this country than any other entity. From "No Child Left Behind' policies, to forcing the adoption of Common Core standards and other improper anti-conservative initiatives on our children, the Department of Education has had a disastrous impact on education in this country.

The father of two children, Tom stands wants to provide the best possible education for our children, be it in public, private, or home school. That's why Tom supports school choice, and why he thinks parents should have the final say in how their children are educated, not Richmond or Washington. Tom carried "Tebow Bill' legislation in the General Assembly that allows parents who choose to homeschool their children the ability to receive the benefits of their tax dollars. Tom carried that legislation his first year in the senate, and this year SB 612 passed through both the House and the Senate, and is awaiting the Governor's signature.

The Department of Education has presided over the long slow decline of our education system, and it is safe to say that we would be better off managing our education systems at the state and local level. Our children deserve better than to have edu-crats in D.C. micromanaging every aspect of their education. Tom will support efforts to reduce, roll-back, or eliminate the Department of Education and its onerous demands that get in the way of us determining what is best for our children and their educations.

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