Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Education

Education is the cornerstone to American exceptionalism.

I believe the current top-down structure of educating America's youth is failing and it appears the numbers appear to back this up. You don't have to look far to see that public schools aren't what they used to be. Prior to the interventionism of the U.S. Department of Education, American learning institutions produced highly sought after professionals. Today, firms in America look to other countries for employees in areas such as technology and engineering.

There is an abundance of opportunity to improve the quality of education in this country and like so many other problems we face, the answer is staring us right in the face -- freedom. American families need to be free to educate their children as they see fit. Whether they attend public or private schools or if they are home schooled. It's important that the control and oversight of educating our nation's youth be returned as close to home as possible and we remove as much power as possible from Washington.

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