Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Kristian believes that education is the cornerstone for a successful life. The help he received from the tribal education department greatly influenced his life. Furthermore, it enhanced his appreciation for education and the benefits afforded by a quality education. Kristian believes that in order for our children to excel, it's imperative they start early and that we allocate necessary resources that will ensure academic success in their future. Just as learning starts at birth, so too should our efforts in educating our children. From birth to four years of age is an extremely critical time in the development of children. We need to encourage our local school systems to begin investing in Pre-K development in order to better prepare our children for a 21st century learning environment.
Education workers in public schools are the cornerstone to a quality education. Teachers and school workers are one of the most valuable resources students have and provide the necessary skills to succeed in life. Oftentimes, teachers are some of the most vulnerable to state budget cuts and deserve a strong voice in the state legislature to stand up for them.

Kristian will also work to ensure that our high schools offer not only college-bound curriculum, but strong technical skills classes as well for those students who do not wish to attend a university after graduating high school. He will fight for our universities being fully-funded in order to keep our best and brightest students in Louisiana, and will work to bring stakeholders together to maximize educational opportunities in this state.

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