Issue Position: Education at Every Age

Issue Position

Having worked as an advisor and teacher with students aged 4 to 74, I've seen education transform lives. We need to create and sustain organizations that engage children and build skills for life-long learning. I support increasing rural access to high quality early child education as well as investing in our K-12 schools including our Career and Tech schools. But we cannot do this on the backs of local property tax payers. I support raising the state contribution to schools to the 55% level mandated by the people of Maine through multiple votes.

For our adults and those seeking to join the workforce for the first time, we need fast, affordable, and accessible ways for people to earn credentials that set them up for good paying jobs right here in Waldo County. We need to put a specific focus on preparing people for high wage, high growth fields including: the trades, technology, health care, and our heritage industries such as ship building, farming, fisheries, and aquaculture.

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