Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

After 8 years of the Martinez administration's assault on public education, our school system needs to be fixed. Every year we lose more high-quality teachers and deprive our kids of the opportunities of a world-class education. My mother sacrificed so that I could have the opportunity of a good education, and I want my children to have all of the opportunities I've had--and more. The problems with our education system are clear, and the solutions are simple. Here's how we do it:

Early childhood education helps provide our children with a lifetime of opportunities. The evidence shows that investments in early childhood education pay for themselves--with interest--even decades later. We need to use the Land Grant Permanent Fund for its intended purpose--education--to provide high-quality early childhood education, building a foundation for all New Mexican children.

I had the benefit of teachers who were real heroes, and I refuse to believe they were the exceptions in our system. We need to stand with our educators by increasing teacher pay and reducing class sizes, so they can provide the highest quality education possible to our kids.

We must stop the War on Teachers. Our educators are professionals, who work day in and day out because they care about children. We have to reduce the burden of standardized testing on teachers and students, so that teachers aren't just teaching to the test, and have the freedom to bring individuality and creativity back to their classrooms.

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