Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Education
Great public schools are the cornerstone of a vibrant, thriving community. During the 2019 General Assembly session, we secured funding in the budget for a 5% pay increase for our hard-working teachers to continue to attract and maintain the best educators in the country for our children. While this was a wonderful step in the right direction, we can still do more to support our teachers and avoid losing talented educators to neighboring states. Fairfax school enrollment, especially along the Richmond Highway corridor, is growing fast and our facilities desperately need to catch up. I will fight for more state funding as well as work with local elected officials to find more funding. I am a strong proponent of expanding access to early childhood education, preschool, and quality childcare. Every dollar spent on education creates greater savings down the line, and makes Virginia stronger.

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