Education
As a teacher for 23 years, I understand the importance of the investment in our educational system. Our future leaders will not have the skills to compete in a global economy or at institutions of higher learning if we do not maintain vital educational resources within our local schools. I am confident that our students will be properly prepared as long as we acknowledge our quality instructors and administrators in the sixth congressional district of Maryland.
I am concerned that the federal dollars, which make it to our school systems, come with significant strings attached. Our federal government should have a limited role in our educational system, as local control of education is paramount to the future success of our children. While federal efforts are often touted as effective and innovative, many have mutated into burdensome mandates to financially blackmail our schools into compliance. We must return control to the teachers, parents, and school administrators wherever possible, because I know that your potential impact on our youth is unrivaled by any bureaucrat in Washington, D.C. or Annapolis, Maryland.
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act became law on January 8, 2002 and was the largest educational reform bill in many years. The goal of NCLB is to educate and help each child meet their own educational potential by providing both flexibility and accountability to those educating our nation’s children. I have many reservations about making federal requirements regarding education. Furthermore, federal funding for K through 12 education has increased by 43% in the past three years. Not one, but three major increases in federal education funding have been provided since NCLB was signed
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