Issue Position: Public Education

Issue Position

As a parent, the most important issue for me in public service is the quality of our public education. Unfortunately, the current legislature has decided to de-invest from the classroom and to make the education of our children into a for-profit industry. My first priority, to ensure success for our children and our state, is to make sure teachers, local school boards, and support staff have the funding and necessary tools to develop our most important asset as a state -- our children.
My other priorities include expanded access of early education for all students, ending the unlimited cap on for-profit charter schools, and providing tools necessary for local elected districts to expand learning opportunities (including year-round schools, language emergent programs & community-in-school models).

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