For too long, priorities have been misplaced, causing education to take a back seat to bureaucracy. We must provide children with the foundation they need to succeed in an increasingly global economy. These skills, and a solid foundation, provide the crucial piece of infrastructure that job creators seek when determining where to locate their businesses.
If elected, I will always work to empower students, their families and their teachers. I will never succumb to special interest groups or their agendas that distract from the goal and will always vote to give schools the flexibility they need to make our kids' success the priority.