Issue Position: Invest in Education

Issue Position

* Business leaders tell us that some of the top things they look for when hiring workers is education and the ability to learn in an ever-changing workplace. We must invest in education if we're going to grow our economy and compete in a world marketplace. I will protect education funding and work to make certain the state receives the support it needs. I oppose the No Child Left Behind law and applaud Kansas for seeking a waiver.

* Today's graduates of vocational-technical schools, community colleges and universities are the entrepreneurs and leaders who will transform our economy tomorrow. They are the teachers, the police officers and the doctors caring for families in the small towns of the 2nd District who will literally save lives. But too many of them carry crushing student loan debt. I support giving students the right to repay their loans at a fixed, low percentage of their income for up to 20 years.

* In voting for the Ryan Budget, Congresswoman Jenkins voted repeatedly to cut or freeze Pell Grant funding for needy college students. I support Pell Grants. I will fight for families to continue to receive a higher education tax credit, which is set to expire in January.

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