Issue Position: Public Education

Issue Position

I stand for Public Education:
* As an educator, I believe in real solutions to financial issues such as providing funding to public education vs. private enterprises.

I stand for Collective Bargaining:
* Teachers and other public employees should be able to team together through membership unions and support each other. Payroll deduction of dues can help them to join and maintain membership.

I stand against making the Public School system privatized:
* My children have attended public school or charter school, and I have served on various PTA and volunteering committees for over 20 years.

I stand to provide funding for Public Education:
* Funding to make class sizes smaller, to promote school safety, and to better compensate educators and employees is important for our children's success.

I stand against the single letter grading system:
* Grades do not accurately reflect a student's performance, and the grading system stigmatizes schools and the communities they serve.

I stand to support teachers:
* Teachers need funding for extracurricular activities and better pay to educate our children, and should not be fundraising for equipment that the State of Utah should already provide them.* Having technology in the classroom is helpful, but it should not replace the interaction between teachers and their students.

I stand by the Utah Education Association.

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