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Achieving and maintaining the highest standards in education is the key to our nation’s competitiveness in the world and our success as individuals. We must continue to teach today’s youth about the importance of a good education. If I had not applied myself and pursued a higher education, I would not be where I am today. In this great country -- the greatest on earth -- the opportunities are there if you have the determination and perseverance to take advantage of them.

I have spent many years as a school board member, college professor, and community college president. As an educator, two important things I have learned and of which I am a firm believer are: students are best served when people at the local level are in control of education decisions and the more competition we have in the field of education, the better our schools and the education our youth receives will be. Education is the most important tool Americans at any age can have.

Obama's ESEA Blueprint Plan:

ESEA Reauthorization Blueprint: Another Federal Overreach The Heritage Foundation (March 15, 2010)
A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act The U.S. Department of Education (March 13, 2010)

Obama's Termination of the Federal Family Education Loan Program:

Government Takeover of Student Loans Hurts Families and Consumers Senate Republican Policy Committee (March 23, 2010)
Reconciliation Package (H.R. 4872) Will Destroy the Student Loan Market House Republican Conference (March 19, 2010)

Education Related Links:

Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is the agency charged with implementing the State's public school laws and the State Board of Education's policies and procedures governing pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public education.
North Carolina State Board of Education The State Board of Education is charged with supervising and administering "the free public school system and the educational funds provided for its support."
North Carolinians for Home Education NCHE is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving North Carolina homeschoolers.
North Carolina Office of Charter Schools Charter schools are independent public schools that exist to offer students, parents and educators choices of teaching and learning methods and environments.
North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education DNPE exists by authority of state law to administer the requirements of Article 39, Chapter 115C of the North Carolina General Statutes which govern non-public schools (both conventional non-public and home).
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities NCICU is comprised of North Carolina's 36 private, non-profit liberal arts, comprehensive, and research colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
The University of North Carolina College System The University of North Carolina has a rich heritage of academic excellence. Chartered in 1789, UNC was the first public university in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century. Today, UNC is a multi-campus university composed of all 16 of North Carolina's public institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees, as well as the NC School of Science and Mathematics, the nation's first public residential high school for gifted students.
North Carolina Community College System North Carolina Community Colleges is comprised of 58 educational institutions creating success for North Carolinians.  They create hope, opportunity and jobs for more than 800,000 students and for the communities in which they live and work.
North Carolina Public Schools Statistical Profile A collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. The profile provides general statistical data on public school pupils, personnel, and finances.
John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy  A private, nonprofit institute dedicated to improving higher education in both North Carolina and the nation.

School Districts in the Fifth District of North Carolina:

Alexander County Schools
Alleghany County Schools
Ashe County Schools
Davie County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Rockingham County Schools
Stokes County Schools
Surry County Schools
Elkin City Schools
Mount Airy City Schools
Watauga County Schools
Wilkes County Schools
Yadkin County Schools

Education Related Legislation:

H.R. 1403: School Food Recovery Act (cosponsor)
H.R. 1717: A PLUS Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 2274: Priorities in Education Spending Act (cosponsor)
H.Res. 382: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week (original cosponsor)
H.Con.Res. 70: Expressing support for the District of Columbia school scholarship program (original cosponsor) 


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