Issue Position: Education Reform

Issue Position

In addition to economic incentives and reform, education has the power to foster business and innovation like no other. An educated Mississippi is ultimately a working Mississippi. A working Mississippi is a happier Mississippi.

It should be the end goal of Mississippi Legislators to make education, and educational choice within the reach of all Mississippians. A good hard look should be taken at what we do financially and intellectually in Mississippi's public school system. Only then can we determine what is broken and work to fix it. A wise man once said that the true definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, all the while expecting a different result. The status quo will no longer do, the system is broken. Mississippi comes in last on so many national polls as it relates to our public education system. It's time for us to think outside of the box. Innovation should be encouraged. Charter schools and freedom of choice should be seriously considered. School districts should be fully funded. Teacher pay should increase, if we ever hope to attract and retain the best educators. And finally, Federal over reach and mandates such as Common Core should be fought.

Everyone has a vested interest in this issue, even those with no children currently in the system. "Without vision, the people perish." We've got to start working today, to guarantee Mississippi a better tomorrow.

Dan Eubanks pledges to support all reform initiatives that work towards making Mississippi's education system a leader among states, beginning with the full removal of Common Core.

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