Education

Ensuring our children have the proper tools to succeed in life is a top priority. My wife, two of my daughters, and a son-in-law 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 put you on 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 twentyfive 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%.

Tennessee was one of two states selected to receive millions of dollars for education in the federal government's Race to the Top competition, authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To learn more about how Race to the Top will help reform Tennessee's education system, please visit here and here.

Davis in the News

> Roane State wins $511,000 education grant
> American Pi
> A Lincoln is once again in Washington
> Head Start Program Threatened

News Columns

> Tennessee comes out on top with Recovery Act Funded Race to the Top

Press Releases

> U.S. House Delegation Congratulates Tennessee on Winning Race to the Top Educational Funding
> Tennessee Congressional Delegation Announces Support for Tennessee’s Application for Race to the Top Program
> Congressman Davis Proud of Lawrenceburg Public Elementary School's Recognition
> Bipartisan Delegation Works Together to Help Tennesseans Pay for College
> Alexander, Corker, Davis Announce Major Educational Grant Awarded to Sequatchie Valley Schools
> House Passes Largest Student Financial Aid Investment Since G.I. Bill
> Davis to Hold Service Academy Day
> Davis Votes to Lower College Costs
> Davis Statement on Teacher Appreciation Week
> Improving Head Start Act of 2007 Passes House
> Davis Votes to Make College More Accessible
> West Elementary Teacher Wins Presidential Citation, Visits with Rep. Davis
> Rep. Davis Announces Grant for Martin Methodist College
> Davis Opposes Republican Plan to Dismantle Head Start
> Davis Stands Up For Equal Rights In Education
> Davis Sends Letter of Support for Rural Education