Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Education

A future Hoosier generation depends on the education decisions we make today. As a substitute teacher, adjunct professor at University of Saint Francis and former member of several local parochial school boards, I understand the challenges facing our schools, teachers and students. My youngest of seven children graduated high school in 2011, and in just three years, we have seen big changes to the education system.
I believe decision-making authority needs to be in the hands of parents, teachers, local school boards and the state. This means we need to untangle ourselves from the federal mandates of Common Core and oppose national standards that do nothing to raise academic outcomes.
Indiana has been ranked number one in the nation for reform measures by The Center for Education Reform and that's a positive distinction for the state. Allowing parents more choices over their children's education through charters and vouchers involves parents in their children's future and raises standards across Indiana. However, the state legislature needs to ensure that Common Core doesn't get in the way of school choice and reform efforts.

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