Education
In a time of across-the-board budget cuts, education services for our nation’s youth are at risk, and a college education seems out of reach for more and more Americans. Yet, the economic climate has magnified the importance of access to high quality education in developing a globally competitive, 21st century workforce. That is why I have fought, and will continue to fight, to ensure that young children enter school ready to learn and that our students have the resources, support, and quality education they need to become successful adults.
The Republicans in Congress have made clear with devastating budget proposals that they think deficit reduction should rest of the futures of our children. However, I have voted for lifeline funding like the historic $100 billion investment in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the $10 billion Education Jobs Fund to help stave off the need for damaging cuts in public education, such as shortening the school week and greatly increasing class sizes, and an 37% increase of the federal Pell Grant over the past four years.
