Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

As your state senator, I will use my experience, of having served on a school board, to work directly with the local school districts and boards of education. Together we can help meet the needs of education in our area.

I believe that a fair funding formula for education is 1/3 income, 1/3 sales, and 1/3 property taxes. In addition to that formula I believe that a percentage of income taxes from a county or district should be returned directly to that district.

We must stop the unfair mandates that are handed down to our local governments and especially our school boards. Because of this practice we continually see our property taxes increase without seeing the direct benefits.

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