Issue Position: Education & Workforce Training

Issue Position

Creating a Future for Every Child

The Mcleary court decision to require ample funding of education in our state continues to be a major pressure point for the legislature. I believe that all education funding should provide students with additional opportunities and develop clear and rigorous academic standards.

Students and teachers in the 12 district should have the resources they need to succeed, but we need to make sure every penny we invest is making a difference and addressing the changing landscape of education. I believe we should continue to expand STEM programs and I admire the schools in the 12th district that are already focusing on this area of expansion.

I will support and work toward increasing funding for the community colleges and career and technical programs in our district accompanied by clear expectations for student success.

I support creating additional opportunities for youth employment and training to encourage innovative work-based leaning strategies. The employers of our district need a skilled workforce.

I believe we have to carefully examine increases to the minimum wage. We need to work with small businesses to ensure we are finding solutions that are not about simply increasing the cost of living at all socio-economic levels, increasing the costs of goods sold and make hiring employees in all industries more restrictive and less likely.

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