Issue Position: Strengthening Education

Issue Position

As a former public school teacher, I know that education happens both in the classroom and in the home. Our local families sacrifice to allow their children to succeed in school and we owe it to them to make sure our keiki succeed. It is crucial that we work hard to support educators in the classroom by creating smaller class sizes, strengthening teacher training programs, giving teachers incentives to remain in the classroom, and preparing students with early childhood education programs. We need to educate beyond standardized tests, giving students skills they need to succeed in the working world. In addition to a traditional curriculum, school should be able to offer students practical, hands-on training for future industry jobs by partnering with those industries and unions. We must also support extracurricular activities that allow children to find and explore their passions - that give them a reason to run to school instead of running home.

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