Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Number one on my list is to empower parents to fulfill their solemn responsibility to nurture their children and teach them the ideals and values they respect. Parents should decide which school, if any, is best for their child and be given the tools to make an informed decision.

Within the public education system, we need to also respect the autonomy of local school districts and elected school board members to represent the parents that put them in office. I want to ensure sustainable funding through our state constitution for those districts, but this will require school districts, teachers, and parents to develop and take advantage of cost-reducing innovations in educational technique and science. The state government should support and encourage innovations of all kinds at the local level.

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