I believe that the most important thing we can do to improve education in America is to take power away from the government and give it back to parents. For too long government bureaucrats and teachers' unions have dictated education policy from Washington omitting children's most important advocates, their parents. As a result, our children's learning has taken a back seat to increasing bureaucratic control. Parents, students, teachers and education itself would be better off without it. Give Parents a Choice on How Their Children are Educated.
Parents have a right to decide how and where their children are taught.
Unfortunately, Washington has created a system where the government has a monopoly on education decisions. Average American families can only opt out of Washington's monopoly at great personal sacrifice. As president, I will end this. I will fight for the right of parents to chose where their education dollars are spent whether it be in private, parochial, public, or home schools by offering proposals such as the tuition tax credit. Ensure that Taxpayer Money gets to the Classroom.