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Issue Position: Improving Schools and Colleges

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2016
Issues: Higher Education K-12 Education

Sharon not only supports our public education system, she is a part of it, teaching elementary school for three decades. She knows a quality education is not a privilege. It is a right. That is why she supports specific, concrete steps to help all our students:

* More Funding: In 2014 Sharon voted to increase spending on K-12 schools by more than $5 billion.
* Local Control: In 2013 she voted for the Local Control Funding Formula, a new system which allows local educators to focus resources toward the needs of local students.
* Better Access: College is a critical pathway to success, yet costs can quickly spiral out of control. That's why Sharon was proud to co-author the Middle Class Scholarship Act which reduced the cost of a CSU or UC education by up to 40% for many students.


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