House Republicans will send dollars directly to the classroom, push for quality teaching, respect local control, bolster basic academics and foster parental involvement. These concepts drove more than two dozen House Republican education accomplishments in the 105th Congress and they will drive Republican initiatives in the 106th. Republicans want quality schools, involved parents, dollars directly to the classroom and real education achievement in the classroom. This year, Congress will move forward to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. During the ESEA debate, we will spend considerable energy on developing ways to direct federal dollars toward creating quality teaching in our classrooms.
Nothing matters more in the classroom than having a competent, well-trained teacher.
The 106 th Congress will send more dollars directly to the classroom. We will also look at cutting federal education regulations and providing more flexibility to states and local school districts. Washington doesn't know best and Congress shouldn't serve as a national school board. Finally, look for Congressional Republicans to again boost federal special education funding. Congress must honor the IDEA mandate, regardless of the Clinton cuts to special education.