Issue Position: EDUCATION​

Issue Position

We have no greater asset than our children and no greater responsibility than to provide them with a great educational opportunity. This is evidenced by the fact that in Kansas sixty-five (65) percent of the state budget -- nearly two-thirds -- is allocated for education. It is important for all of us to always remember that education is about the children -- our future leaders and innovators. My focus will be to work on getting more money to the classroom where our great teachers are doing their best to teach students. At the same time, we must ensure that parents have the freedom to be in charge of their own children's education; which means making available alternatives to the current funding arrangement. Like any area that receives our tax dollars, we should constantly be looking for efficiency and additional innovative ways to meet the educational needs of Kansas children with an eye toward an improved outcome. Kansas taxpayers need and deserve accountability from school systems as to how and where their investment in education is being spent.

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