Issue Position: Better Schools for Virginia's Children

Issue Position

Education is one of the most basic responsibilities of government, and I will continue to make it one of my top priorities. I recognize that state government has an important role to play, but also know that the best decisions are made "on the ground" in our local school divisions and not by education bureaucrats in Richmond. I believe that the Commonwealth has long spent too much money on central office administration of our schools and too little in the classroom, where it directly affects our students. I have been a leading proponent of providing local school divisions with the flexibility they need to put state education funding toward their most urgent priorities -- not the pet projects of legislators or bureaucrats in Richmond.

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