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Vernon Ehlers: “I want to make it clear that I am a strong supporter of education, a strong supporter of good schools, and a strong…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1994
I want to make it clear that I am a strong supporter of education, a strong supporter of good schools, and a strong supporter of teacher certification. However, I'm an even stronger supporter of not having the Federal Government intrude into the area of private schools and home schools. And I arise with some experience in this because my constituents in Michigan have experienced not only attempts at regulation, but also harassment from the State Department of Education in the past. This was eventually resolved when one of the individuals from my area ended up in the supreme court of the State of Michigan, which ruled against the Michigan Department of Education for their attempts to overregulate home schools. I believe it is essential to adopt the Armey amendment.
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Vernon Ehlers
Republican · Michigan
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The speaker discusses the importance of education and the need to limit federal intrusion into private and home schooling.

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