Issue Position: Education and Jobs

Issue Position

In Brown v. Board of Education decision, Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local government…… It is the very foundation of good citizenship….. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education." That was true in 1954 and it is most certainly true in 2019.

We have to be aggressive in attracting and keeping business in the state and 4th District. A key part of that equation is a good education system (high school, vocational (CTE), and college) capable of providing, training and retraining a good and prepared workforce. In the 4th District, we have a great resource in the many excellent colleges (2 and 4 year) located In the District. We have to support our educational institutions so they can train and/or retrain our workforce as needed. Such training, however, has to be affordable. Students will need an alternative to and relief from the massive student debt currently required to get an education.

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