Education

As a father of three, Clyde recognizes how crucial a strong education system is to our youth and growth in our society.  After all, each new generation responsible for carrying the torch by being innovative, curious, motivated, and resourceful can only improve our community with a strong education.  Clyde has always believed that education begins with the educators, and supporting the best and brightest who teach our children is essential.  With the growth seen in a strong economy under President Trump and the fiscal responsibility exercised by Alabama Republican leadership, our state’s Education Trust Fund saw its largest budget in state history in 2019. With these new funds, Clyde was vocally supportive of legislation increasing pay for Alabama’s K-12 teachers, providing substantial additional funding for our state’s strong Pre-K program, providing greater investments in Alabama’s Reading Initiative program and computer science courses.  Clyde was also essential in passing legislation to extend provisional teaching certificates, so that talented educators can continue their tenure in our state’s schools without obstructive government red tape.