The #PoliticsOfCare means fighting for #EquitableEducation.

Our education system shouldn’t cut corners to provide an individualized, world-class education from cradle to college. Our youth deserve the best learning environments that we can provide.

Early Childhood Education Matters

Our littlest learners deserve access to education as soon as they are ready no matter their family’s income. Too often, early childhood programs are restricted to those with wealth and access. We can change this by investing in early childhood programs and universal Pre-K for all.

Fully Fund Education to Reduce Local Tax Burdens

It is time for us to finally fully fund public education. By taking a statewide approach to innovative education funding formulas, we must reduce the unsustainable burden of local tax levies that fall on the shoulders of property owners. 

Career Training for the Future

As a non-traditional student myself and as a member of the House Higher Education committee, I recognize that college affordability is a huge problem. We need to reduce the mountains of debt placed on students. College isn’t the best fit for every student and our trades are critical to a healthy society, so we must expand access to vocational and trade programs.

Students Deserve to Be Safe & Supported at School

From protecting kids from gun violence and discrimination to ensuring every school has enough social-emotional supports, it is our job to provide the world-class learning environments our kids deserve. We must provide more school social workers, nurses, education support professionals, and teachers (especially teachers of color).

Supporting Teachers

A teacher’s working conditions are our kids’ learning conditions. Classrooms around the state are overcrowded and underfunded. Supporting teachers with higher salaries, smaller class sizes, and more resources is a critical component of creating an equitable education system.