Issue Position: Leading on Education

Issue Position

Congresswoman Comstock comes from a family of educators. Her mother was a teacher and school administrator and her husband, Chip, worked in Fairfax County schools for three decades as a teacher at Langley and McLean high schools and Assistant Principal at Oakton High School. Chip currently teaches at an alternative high school for disadvantaged students. Education is the key to building future leaders for our nation's 21st Century economy and Congresswoman Comstock has worked both in the Virginia House of Delegates and now in Congress to create a better educational environment for our children. As a Delegate, Congresswoman Comstock worked with parents and school leaders to bring all-day kindergarten to all of Fairfax County and will continue to work with Loudoun leaders to bring all-day kindergarten to Loudoun County. She also worked to get more in-state college spots for our children. In Congress, Congresswoman Comstock has worked with her colleagues to put our children on a path toward success:

-The House passed Congresswoman Comstock's Inspire the Next Space Pioneers, Innovation, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act which will help young women in the STEM fields through programs at NASA.
-Congresswoman Comstock is the Co-Chair of the STARBASE Caucus which brings STEM education to students in elementary school and has worked in a bipartisan manner to increase funding for this important program.
-Congresswoman Comstock has authored The Student Loan Relief Act that will help students refinance their loans through the Department of Education and the private marketplace.
-Voted for the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act that was signed into law and gives more local control to educators.

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