Issue Position: Improve Education

Issue Position

Put students first. Missouri students are not common. Therefore, we reject federal Common Core standards! Instead, we will fight for the standard of excellence that Missouri parents expect from our public schools.

Ultra-liberal bureaucrats and special interests in Jefferson City continue to dictate to and take control away from our local schools. Schools are run by unaccountable bureaucrats focused on their own careers and resumes while students are failing to learn basic skills.

We need to give local schools the tools and support that will allow them to provide a world-class education for our children. We need to reward the highest performing teachers, while holding poor performing teachers accountable. We must fight for local control of teacher evaluations.

Finally, we must remember that parents should have the final say in deciding the best educational choices for their kids. This includes the choice to attend a public school, a charter school, a private school or to home school.

My Mission

*Stop Common Core.

*Get Jefferson City Bureaucrats out of our public schools.

*Promote innovation in local school districts by providing more freedom and opportunity to institute new programs.

*Authorize charities and foundations to invest seed money in developing new programs in partnerships with schools.

*Get children out of failing schools, and assist parents by giving them greater freedom to choose the best schools for their kids.

*Encourage merit programs that reward the best and most successful teachers.

*Get back to the basics and ensure children graduate from high school with a solid foundation of Math, Science and English.

*Control the cost of college tuition.

*Invest in greater partnerships between technical colleges and businesses to prepare students better for jobs that are waiting to be filled.

*Return the power to the parents and the local school boards.

*Give teachers the freedom to teach.

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