Issue Position: Closing the Achievement Gap

Issue Position

As an educator, Shelly is passionate about closing the achievement gap and making sure all our kids get the same benefit from our school system, not just children from wealthy families. As a member of the School Board's Challenged Schools Taskforce, Shelly helped secure $2,000,000 for low-income students to attend summer school programs. Over the past two years, the number of students attending these programs has risen more than 300%. Summer school programs are vital to ensuring that kids from all backgrounds start the new school year ready to succeed. As Delegate, Shelly will bring more programs like these to Newport News and fight for an school system that levels the playing field in the classroom and in life.

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