Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

No one denies that education is important. The future of our great state is directly tied to the children going through our school systems. Children deserve the best teachers and our educators and education systems deserve our absolute support. But at the end of the day, it's not what we spend on education, but how we prepare students for jobs that matters. The issue is not one of money, but one of efficiency. While Tennessee boasts an 85% graduation rate, only 15% of High School graduates pass the 4 Core and ACT. This means a shortage of workers that are prepared for post education and jobs.Times are hard on every funded program, and the need to figure out how to get the job done in our schools is at the top of the list. As your Senator, Greg would provide the needed vision to help our schools, not to simply raise more money, but to graduate more students that are prepared to become Tennessee's next great citizens.

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