Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

In my experience as an adjunct college professor I have noticed the best students in the classroom come from an educational system in which the educators are able to meet the individual needs of each student. This is not achieved by federal government increasing their involvement and mandates on Iowa teachers. We have some of the best teachers in the nation and it is time to allow them to excel at what they do best - teaching the next generation.

Local school systems are also responsible to the tax payers from whom they receive their funding. Full reporting from school systems that is accurate and honest is an essential to high quality education. More than ever in our state's history, teachers are facing less time teaching and more time with paperwork. School administrators and boards are struggling to find ways to maintain budgets and save extracurricular and fine arts programs. School systems are being forced to raise property taxes because government officials are reducing state funds. It is time to remove barriers of government that are eroding the education for the next generation.

Every family deserves the choice of how best to meet the educational needs of their children. Many families are unable to choose to place their children in private or home school programs due to financial constraints. I will help create programs that allow parents the choice of how to educate their children. These options should be available to all citizens regardle

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