Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Over the years, the federal government has taken an increasingly active role in our nation's education system that I believe has gone too far. Programs like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top constitute an unwarranted and unhelpful intrusion into matters that the people of Michigan and other states can decide on their own. Only by returning the federal government to its constitutional role and expanding educational opportunities will we get our nation's education system back on track.

As a father of five young children and someone who has worked in education at the local level, it is clear to me that parents, teachers and local administrators know what is best for their children's education, not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. Moving forward, I will continue to oppose further mandates on our state and local schools and advocate that they receive the flexibility from Washington that they require to properly educate West Michigan's children.

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