OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Issue Position: Providing a Quality Education to Every Child

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2014
Issues: Minors and Children Higher Education K-12 Education Arts, Entertainment, and History Education

* Restore the Funding to our Public Schools. Without the proper resources, our children will not receive the education they need and deserve.

* Continue to encourage districts to restore art, athletic and music programs by seeking alternative funding sources like corporate or business sponsorships.

* Promote alternatives like the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County which prepares students for immediate and viable careers after High School.

* Develop a youth intervention strategy that provides the support and assistance needed for at-risk youth to break the cycles of poverty and violence and help them become productive members of the community.

* Support programs that provide assistance to students seeking higher education for Trade and Technical Schools, Community Colleges as traditional four-year colleges.


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