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Education |
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Ensuring
our children have the proper tools to succeed in life is a top
priority. My wife, two of my daughters, and one of my son-in-laws
are Tennessee educators. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
Sgt. Alvin C. York once said one of the great liberating influences
in life is an education. York, returning from the battlefields
in France during World War I, came back to Tennessee regretting
he never received an education. He spent the rest of his life
making sure citizens of the Upper Cumberland realized the liberating
influences of an education through his numerous philanthropic
works. I, like Sgt. York, believe a quality education and perseverance
can open doors and set you down the path to success. It's also
my firm belief that educating our children starts and continues
at home, not just in the classroom. One reason we have seen
a sharp increase in graduation rates over the years is due to
our emphasis of funding and expanding public schools in rural
areas. The 1940 U.S. Census reported only 2.7% of people twenty
five years old and older had four years of high school in the
Fourth Congressional District. The national average was 24.5%.
In 2000, the ratio increased to 69% while the national average
rose to 84.1%. |
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Holding
schools accountable for teaching kids is extremely important
to Davis. He stands behind the goal of No Child Left Behind,
at the same time he believes we must not leave states with the
burden of an unfunded federal mandate. If NCLB is expected to
succeed, Davis believes we must rectify certain problems and
fund it at the levels originally set. |
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Davis
is opposed to school vouchers. It's his firm belief vouchers
may destroy public education by siphoning needed resources away
from schools who already are struggling on many levels. |
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Davis
supports legislation that increases the amount of money teachers
are permitted to deduct for classroom supply expenses. These
expenses often times come straight from the teacher's pocket. |
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There
have been attempts to drastically alter the funding for the
Head Start Program. These attempts would lower standards and
remove services currently being offered. Davis has fought and
will continue to fight against these harmful changes. |
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Davis
supports the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. He
believes it's our civic responsibility to help give these students
the education needed to function in life. |
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