KLKondik

Senator K-Kondik,Hawaii Republican Real Congressperson- Daniel Akaka http://akaka.senate.gov/

Hawaii facts -Consists of eight main islands -Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee -From east to west, Hawaii is the widest state -Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union -In Hawaii there are no ethic majorities

Issues Related Facts -Two carriers provide 90% of health care in Hawaii -Hawaii is pledged to restore a full school year for underperformed children -Legislators are committed to funding all schools -Students in Hawaii have returned to full classroom times -The carriers that provide 90% of health care in Hawaii reduces competition

Three most important issues

__Education__ Where i stand on education is that i think the government should work for putting children first. I believe the government should also work for empowering parent involvement in schools. Student grades should be based upon themselves and not the teachers and principles. How students plan to carry on their education is really up to them. Especially if principles have adequate funding and the ability to remove under preforming teachers, which is another item government should work for. Do not limit children potential in school systems that don't teach. I believe in high standard schools that requires considerable improvement.

__Health Care__ Where i stand on the health care issue is that i believe re-thinking the way we tax health care insurance would be most beneficial. Rather than having corporations, we should instead allow for individual tax deduction of health insurance and make it more of an individual choice. That is where i stand on the Health Care issue.

__Economy- Tax Reform__ Where i stand on the Tax Reform issue is that i think everybody who is looking for a job, should be able to find one. The government needs to work on lowering taxes instead of raising them. This allows more money for family causes, grow more businesses and also to buy more goods and services. The impact this could have is an increase job growth in communities for job seekers. That is where i stand on the Tax Reform issue.

Education is a parental right, a state and local responsibility and a national strategic interest. The No Child Left Behind bill also concerns this topic of education. Schools around the world need their standards to be raised, there are too many under preforming schools along with school closings.I believe more time in the classroom can help achieve this. This would help out in science experiences and other projects because having more time in the classroom, will allow more time for these things to be accomplished.. What is the benefit for the students other than more time? Your weekend will be extended by receiving Friday off. We are working to extend school time by one hour and thirty minutes each day. this would mean each class period would be extended to 57 minutes. We are proposing this bill because we think it would benefit students and teachers by extending school hours and weekend time. You should vote for our bill because this will allow all students and teachers more time in the classroom along with extended weekend time.To learn more about our bill, go to our bill page (Sb33) 1) "infoplease". Info., May 10th, 2010[|**http://www.infoplease.com/**] 2)"Hawaii."__American Government__. 2010. ABC-CLIO. 10 May 2010 <[|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com]>. 3)"YLI E-Congress Demonstration." //Civics Lesson Plans, Student Mock Election - Youth Leadership Initiative//. Web. 10 May 2010. . 4)"Hawaii Facts." //Hawaii Travel//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 5)//THOMAS (Library of Congress)//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 6)//HSTA - Hawaii State Teachers Association//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 7)//RNC: Republican National Committee | GOP//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 8)//U.S. Department of Education//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 9)"Education Standards, Curriculum and School Funding - Articles." //Find Your Legal Rights, Legal Information, Law for Common Legal Issues including Lawyers for Legal Advice or Legal Help to Your Legal Issues//. Web. 11 May 2010. . 10)"Issues - Team Djou." //Team Djou - Get Involved! Join Team Djou Today!// Web. 11 May 2010. .
 * My Mock Congress bill Sb33** is concerning Education (information on education below)
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