The Republican emphasis on free will and free markets says you do not mess with this success by over-regulating and overburdening the very people responsible for it. We believe in the ability of the individual. In education, for example, Republicans believe there are no individuals more sensible, caring or committed than the folks at home. While the federal government may desire a supportive role, the reality is that state legislatures will deal in one year with more improvement than the national government could implement in a decade. Republicans want our children's education controlled by mothers and fathers with practical choices, caring teachers and local school boards whose children attend the same schools they seek to improve.
Education remains the highest priority of the nation's governors.
Not coincidentally, this is the level of government where Americans have chosen the Republican message resoundingly. The most recent elections generated a lot of talk about the leadership of Republican governors and why they are so popular. The reason is simple. Republican governors are cutting taxes, reforming welfare, improving schools, fighting crime, caring for the environment and bolstering state economies. We're doing it every day, along with legislators, county commissioners, mayors and school boards across the nation.