Issue Position: Ensure a World Class Education

Issue Position

Ensure a World Class Education
As your Delegate, improving our education will be a top priority of mine. On City council, I have worked with teachers, parents, and stakeholders to improve our schools in Manassas and will continue to do so as your Delegate.

If elected to serve you:

I will work to keep more tax dollars in the classroom so that our children can receive the best education possible. By retaining great teachers and hiring additional teachers while lowering class sizes, we can work together in achieving better outcomes for our kids.
I'll work to pass legislation that expands education options for our kids, keeps more money in the classroom, and gives our local school systems the flexibility they need to educate our kids best.
I support a tuition freeze on colleges and universities while we work to bring down the overall cost of higher education, because Virginians should have the opportunity to pursue a degree regardless of their socioeconomic status.
I will fight for policy that demands "Truth in Advertising" within higher education, so that prospective students are fully informed of the cost to pursue their degree and the average income level to expect once entering a specific field with their degree.
I'll introduce legislation restoring "cost to compete" pay differential so our NOVA teachers make the income they deserve.

I will put our kids first in Richmond. Not every school is the same, neither are their specific needs, but that won't stop me from working to ensure the best school for your child is the one closest to home.

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