State of Pennsylvania secondary Archives: on Education
Bob Casey:
Refinance student loans at lower rates
Q: Student debt & financial aid: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by more taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren proposal)? Raise student financial aid, like Pell Grants?
Lou Barletta (R): Unknown.
Bob Casey (D): Yes.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Pennsylvania Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Brendan Boyle:
Invest in education; ensure public schools are best in world
As the husband of a dedicated public school teacher, I care deeply about our schools and making sure they are the best in the world. That's why I fought to invest in education and voted against Gov. Corbett's deep cuts in education.
We must invest in education from early childhood all the way through higher education to give children and young adults the support they need for a chance at later success.
Investments in schools at all levels will ensure we as a nation continue to have the world's best workforce. Good schools, strong community colleges and universities, and technical training can ensure we have the best
workforce in the world. Having a well-trained workforce gives us a worldwide competitive edge. The soundest investment this country can make is in our own people.
Source: 2014 Pennsylvania House campaign website, VoteBoyle.com
Oct 10, 2014
Carla Sands:
Opposes woke culture, censorship, and critical race theory
Every child should have access to an outstanding education.
That's why I will stand up to woke culture, censorship, and critical race theory.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website CarlaSands.com
Jul 7, 2021
Carla Sands:
Introduce competition to how we fund education
As Americans, we know better than others that competition drives innovation. It's the cornerstone of our economy that has built us into one of the greatest systems. For too long, our school system has operated in a manner that placates unions and is
specifically inhibitive of competition. Introducing a competitive factor to how we fund education has the potential to be a major catalyst for change. As your senator, it's my hope to work toward that change.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website CarlaSands.com
Oct 20, 2021
Doug Mastriano:
A lot of distrust between public and government schools
A Republican measure calling for Pennsylvania schools to post textbook names and course summaries online cleared a Senate committee. Sen. Doug Mastriano said it "allows parents to play a greater active role in the oversight of what their
children are being taught" and that it "will help alleviate a lot of the distrust currently between the public and the government schools."
Source: The Morning Call on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Sep 23, 2021
Doug Mastriano:
Education Opportunity Accounts would increase school choice
By redirecting our state funds to follow students instead of systems, not only will we expand choice on where parents can send their children to school, but we will also save money. Establishing programs like Education Opportunity Accounts
(EOAs) would provide families with direct access to educational resources. With better accountability and increased competition for students amongst schools, Pennsylvania can actually save money on expenditures for education while improving its quality.
Source: Pottstown Mercury on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Feb 4, 2022
Doug Mastriano:
Tax endowments of wealthy private colleges
Several of our private state universities are sitting on billions in untaxed endowment funds. Only a minuscule percentage of university endowment funds are expended per year and less than half of those small expenditures go towards tuition reduction and
scholarships for students, according to the American Council on Education. Taxing endowments on wealthy private colleges in Pennsylvania would be significant annual revenue generator for the General Assembly's general fund.
Source: Pottstown Mercury on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Feb 4, 2022
Doug Mastriano:
Immediate ban on Critical Race Theory, Gender Theory studies
REBUILD FAMILIES: EDUCATION AND PARENTAL RIGHTS- Immediate ban on Critical Race Theory & Gender Theory studies
- Thorough review of district "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" plans
- Pass bills to:
- Shift funding to students instead of systems
by establishing Education Opportunity Accounts for parents
- Expand the successful EITC & OITC programs to help kids escape failing schools
- Strengthen Curriculum Transparency requirements
- Establish a universal "Parental Rights" statute in law
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website doug4gov.com
May 18, 2022
Dwight Evans:
Make every neighborhood school a "community school"
Invest in every neighborhood school, making it a "community school."
Community schools become a hub for the community, not just a place where kids go to learn a few hours a day for only a portion of the year, but also a place where families can find activities and other resources,
including basic health supports, where adults can find opportunities to learn, as well, and place for connections--to jobs, to community organizations and concerns, to the Internet, and to the world beyond. Services include:-
Computing and technology access
- Tutoring
- Translation and ESL services
- Job opportunity and hiring centers
- Dental and health clinics
- Discounted school supplies and clothes
Source: 2016 Pennsylvania House campaign website DwightEvans.com
Nov 8, 2016
Ed Rendell:
Increase funding for education
For the first time in a generation, average state funding for education will ultimately reach 50 percent of the total cost. We will provide all districts with increased funding and cut local property taxes at the same time. We will offer school districts
the funds to reduce class size, provide pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten, and provide extra help for all students who need it. We will offer administrators and teachers the tools to get the job done. We can succeed in reforming public education
Source: Budget Address to Pennsylvania General Assembly
Mar 4, 2003
Everett Stern:
Parents and families have first responsibility for education
Throwing money at education has never been shown to increase performance. For students to succeed in school, they must first be willing to do the hard work of studying.
The first responsibility for ensuring that students benefit from school lies with their parents and families.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website EverettStern.com
Jun 20, 2021
Everett Stern:
More funding for vocational training, community colleges
I am proposing to reintroduce vocational training for students interested in learning a trade that will give them the ability to function as valuable wealth creating citizens to meet the needs of the information economy.
There are high paying jobs going vacant in healthcare, data sciences and other areas of the economy that need filling. To accomplish this education funding needs to be channeled to Community Colleges.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website EverettStern.com
Jun 20, 2021
Ken Krawchuk:
Oppose vouchers because of the "political golden rule"
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Vouchers for school choice"?
A: Oppose because of the "political golden rule": He who supplies the gold makes the rules.
Source: OnTheIssues interview: 2018 Pennsylvania Governor candidate
May 18, 2018
Jeff Bartos:
Silencing conservative students is fundamentally un-American
Citing two daughters in college, Bartos said students now have to be careful about what they say or write for fear of a failing grade or being "canceled" by classmates. "The idea that in our institutions of higher learning, those voices that would
stand up and present a different message are shunned into silence or chilled because of their conservative beliefs is something that is fundamentally un-American," Bartos told about 40 voters in Souderton.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race
Aug 4, 2021
Jeff Bartos:
Critical race theory is "state-sponsored racism"
Bartos denounced critical race theory, a decades-old concept once mostly confined to academic and legal circles. Very few districts actually teach the theory itself. But Bartos called it "state-sponsored racism" being pushed on elementary school
students. Pressed to name a Pennsylvania district that teaches critical race theory, Bartos said that he knew of none and that his comments center on one in Virginia. That district denies teaching the theory.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race
Aug 4, 2021
Jim Christiana:
Supports choice in an education marketplace
Jim is a firm believer that a one-size-fits-all approach to basic education will not meet the needs of every student. Every child should have access to a high-quality education. He has authored and supported initiatives to help rescue children of
low-income families from failing school districts, restore education funding in the state budget and create an education marketplace.
Jim has been a strong advocate for expansion of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program, which he established through Act 85 of 2012.
He authored two bills to eliminate bureaucratic hurdles and enhance the flexibility of the funding to allow more Pennsylvania students to benefit from these programs, which were signed into law in 2014 and 2016.
Source: 2018 Pennsylvania Senatorial website RepChristiana.com
Jul 2, 2017
Jim Christiana:
Worked with Democrats to expand education tax credits
Christiana said the culture in Washington, D.C., is "broken," and he believes he has learned how to be enough of a "productive legislator" as a state lawmaker to fix it. For example, Christiana cited times where he worked with Democrats to expand
education tax credits or get patients access to doctors during a feud between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark, a health insurance company."There has to be compromise, and on every one of those situations we delivered
If elected, Christiana planned to focus on combating the nationwide opioid epidemic, repealing ObamaCare and making higher education more affordable, according to his campaign website.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 2018 Pennsylvania Senate race
May 15, 2018
Joe Schiavoni:
Protect students from failing online charter schools
Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni released the following statement regarding an audit of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT): "ECOT and other online schools have known since at least the beginning of 2015 that they were expected to document
when students logged on and logged off. That was clearly spelled out in instructions sent to e-schools regarding ODE's attendance review process. It's shameful that ECOT has the worst graduation rate in the nation while owing taxpayers $60 million.
Thankfully, the Department of Education is fulfilling its responsibility to protect students from failing online charter schools that seem more concerned about profits than graduation rates."While some online charter schools are doing a good job of
educating their students, the evidence is overwhelming that many are not. That's why I introduced Senate Bill 39 to bring more accountability and transparency to Ohio's online charter schools."
Source: OhioSenate.gov on Pennsylvania voting record SB39
Mar 11, 2017
John Fetterman:
Started a GED program in Braddock before running for mayor
John earned a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he focused on finding solutions in social work, business, and public policy to confront urban challenges and economic inequality. John then returned to Pennsylvania
to start a GED program in the town of Braddock. Once a booming steel town where Andrew Carnegie established his first mill, Braddock in 2001 was one of the poorest and most troubled communities in the commonwealth, facing steep population decline and
high rates of poverty.John saw the town's beauty and the grit and determination that had been the community's roots for generations. He bought an abandoned church and made Braddock home.
In 2005, encouraged by his students and motivated to do more to address the inequality that he felt was holding Braddock back, John ran for mayor. He managed to win the crowded primary by a single vote. And he's been hard at work ever since.
Source: 2016 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website JohnFetterman.com
Sep 22, 2015
Josh Shapiro:
Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline
Officials broke ground on the first cost-free Early Childhood Resource Center. Shapiro attended the groundbreaking and said he believes the plan is eventually going to make a difference for thousands of children throughout the Commonwealth. "This school
will be an essential lifeline and put children in need on a path where they can access quality education certainly and most importantly realize their full potential as individuals," he said.
Source: PennLive.com on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Nov 10, 2021
Josh Shapiro:
Fully fund and fix up our schools
We can keep Pennsylvania's promise to our students by fully funding and fixing up our schools, prioritizing mental health, empowering students with vocational, technical, and computer training, and ensuring parents
have a real voice in their children's education. As Governor, Josh will tackle these challenges head on and ensure we build opportunity for Pennsylvania's children.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website JoshShapiro.org
May 18, 2022
Kathy Barnette:
Competition is the best way to ensure innovation
I believe parents know what is best for their child. I believe if given the chance to put their children into thriving academic environments most parents will choose to do just that.
Competition is the best way to ensure innovation, to ensure more efficient ways of thinking and doing things, and it's the best way to ensure that our children's needs are always top of mind.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate website BarnetteForSenate.com
Feb 16, 2022
Katie McGinty:
Subsidize state colleges to keep tuition below inflation
McGinty would propose rewarding state-subsidized universities with additional state aid for keeping an annual tuition increase to below the inflation rate. Would seek to reduce payments to charter schools and fund them based on "auditable costs."
Would seek to create a grant program to help 35,000 middle-income families of college-bound children and create the "Pennsylvania Dream Scholarship Program." to provide merit-based grants of up to $4,000 for 10,000 high-achieving, low-income students.
Source: Washington Times on 2014 Pennsylvania governor race
May 17, 2014
Lou Barletta:
Empower parents to choose kids' education environment
Q: Provide vouchers to parents to send their children to private schools with public money?Lou Barletta (R):
Yes. Wants to "empower parents to choose the education environment for their children."
Bob Casey (D): No (stand from 2004).
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Pennsylvania Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Malcolm Kenyatta:
Our children deserve a school system that is equitable
Our children deserve a school system that is equitable. Not only are a large number of our students in the
Commonwealth attending schools without the necessary materials and resources to succeed, but many also are not safe from the violence and bullying that can have devastating consequences.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website MalcolmForPA.com
Mar 4, 2021
Mehmet Oz:
Extreme left indoctrinating kids with anti-American ideology
Dr. Oz believes that a good education is fundamental to a better future. But he believes we need to fundamentally change the way we approach education in this country--
by incorporating financial literacy from an early age, focusing on empowering students to make their own career choices, and stopping wealthy universities from raising tuition every year while sitting on millions of dollars in tax-protected endowments.
Dr. Oz believes that the extreme left wants to use our schools to indoctrinate our children with an anti-American ideology --and as
Senator he'll fight to block that from happening.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website DoctorOz.com
Dec 8, 2021
Mehmet Oz:
Will fight for more school choice for all Americans
Whether it is modernizing health care so it's more affordable and accessible, fighting for more school choice for all Americans, protecting us by securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration, telling the truth about corporate America
like how pharmaceutical companies charge too much for prescription drugs, or making sure people know the truth about COVID, Dr. Oz is fundamentally promising to help re-light the "divine spark" inside every American and empower us to live better lives.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website DoctorOz.com
Dec 8, 2021
Rick Saccone:
Increase education funding by more than $400 million
Rep. Rick Saccone released the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf used the line-item veto on several previously agreed upon items, including education funding, in order to prolong the budget impasse at the expense of Pennsylvania taxpayers."Gov.
Wolf has finally realized that he cannot hold schools and human service agencies hostage during this budget stalemate. The Legislature has been calling for the release of this critical funding for months, and it is about time that our governor recognize
the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. Gov. Wolf claims that the budget sent to him by the Senate last week cuts education funding by $95 million. This is simply untrue. This budget increased education funding by more than $400 million.
It is well past time for the political posturing to come to an end. Once again, the governor has purposefully wasted an opportunity to end this budget impasse. Today's events are further evidence that Gov. Wolf is waging war on taxpayers."
Source: Press release on Pennsylvania legislative voting records
Dec 30, 2015
Rick Saccone:
Supports options besides public schools
We all benefit from school choice. Students, parents, teachers and taxpayers benefit from competition. Traditional school representatives have emphasized they are not afraid to compete and that is good.
But lowering the standard of what we deem acceptable is not the answer. Taxpayers refuse to continue funding a system that produces marginal output at great cost, especially when more effective alternatives are available.
Source: 2018 Pennsylvania Senatorial website RickSaccone.com
Oct 15, 2017
Scott Wagner:
Support vouchers; we spend enough on public schools
Q: Increase funding for K-12 education?Scott Wagner (R): Unclear. Has said PA spends "enough money" on public schools. More recently has talked of increase. Save money by cutting teacher benefits.
Tom Wolf (D): Yes. Worked to restore previous
administration's budget cuts.
Q: Support vouchers to help parents send children to private schools?
Wagner: Yes. Parents should have choice of where to send child.
Wolf: No. Oppose any program that diverts state funding away from public schools.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide: Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Scott Wagner:
All 14 state colleges die by 2022 unless we revamp pensions
Q: Increase state funding for higher education?Scott Wagner (R): Unclear. But unless pensions & health benefits are cut, predicts financial death of all 14 state colleges by 2022.
Tom Wolf (D): Yes, but may not be able to get past legislature. Incre
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide: Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Sharif Street:
Free state college for family incomes under $110,000
The price of a college education has become out of reach for most people and has forced young people to take on massive amounts of debt to finish their education. Sharif supports the PA Promise bill that will provide a free education at one of
Pennsylvania's commonwealth-owned/related or community colleges for students with a family income of $110,000 or less.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website StreetForPA.com
Jun 27, 2022
Tom Corbett:
Families trapped in failing schools: make funding portable
There are too many mandates that tie the hands of local school boards. This administration is committed to curbing these mandates, including one that violates every law of economics: the inability to furlough employees when there isn't
the money to pay them. Pennsylvania needs to re-think how best to educate our children. We simply can't work within a broken system. We need to change the whole system. We need a new set of priorities: child, parent, and teacher--and in that order.
Source: 2011 State of the State speech to Pennsylvania legislature
Mar 8, 2011
Tom Corbett:
Families trapped in failing schools: make funding portable
There are too many mandates that tie the hands of local school boards. This administration is committed to curbing these mandates, including one that violates every law of economics: the inability to furlough employees when there isn't
the money to pay them. Pennsylvania needs to re-think how best to educate our children. We simply can't work within a broken system. We need to change the whole system. We need a new set of priorities: child, parent, and teacher--and in that order.
What we have now in too many places are schools that don't work. Families are trapped in failing schools, or schools that are a bad fit.
We need to develop a system of portable education funding; something a student can take with him or her to the school that best fits their needs. One size does not fit all. But as it now stands, not all get to choose. Let's give them school choice.
Source: 2011 State of the State speech to Pennsylvania legislature
Mar 8, 2011
Tom Corbett:
Enable kids in bad schools to attend private schools
Some students are consigned to failure because of their ZIP codes. They live in the shadow of failing public schools they must attend because their families lack the resources or ability to enroll them elsewhere.
Opportunity scholarships provide additional choices for Pennsylvania students.
Source: Pennsylvania 2011 gubernatorial press release #2985
Oct 11, 2011
Tom Corbett:
We have moved beyond the age of the blackboard
Public education is entering an era of transformation. Ageless subjects--math, reading and science--have seen new strides in how we teach them. We have moved beyond the age of the blackboard as new technologies tie every classroom to
the world and have the potential to link every young life to a bright future. My budget provides for enhanced learning opportunities, career-focused training and most importantly, a safe learning environment.
Source: 2013 State of the State speech to Pennsylvania Legislature
Feb 5, 2013
Tom Corbett:
$6.4 million dollars for Pre-K Counts and the Head Start
I propose adding another $6.4 million dollars toward our Pre-K Counts and the Head Start Supplemental Assistance programs. This money gives an additional 3,200 children, and their families, access to quality full and part-day programs as well
as summer kindergarten readiness programs.Why do we want to spend more on these programs? Because every child in Pennsylvania deserves an equal start in life, and I intend to see that promise kept.
As we lay this foundation, we must also continue to expand funding for K-through-12 education. This budget adds nearly $100 million dollars to be distributed to our school districts. That is over and above last year's record funding levels.
Our commitment allows schools to plan their budgets for the coming year and make the best use of their resources. Their commitment should allow students and their families to plan their own budgets.
Source: 2013 State of the State speech to Pennsylvania Legislature
Feb 5, 2013
Tom Wolf:
Restore money cut from public schools
All four Democratic candidates would seek to restore money that Corbett cut from higher education and public schools to balance the budget. They also all oppose vouchers for private schools.Wolf would seek to increase the state's share of public
school spending to 50 percent of the overall cost. Would convene a commission to develop funding formulas for charter schools and cyber charters. Would develop a five-year funding plan for state-subsidized universities.
Source: The Patriot News on 2014 Pennsylvania governor debate
May 10, 2014
Tom Wolf:
$15M for community colleges but they must freeze tuition
This budget increases our investment in public schools at every grade level. It also recognizes that our responsibility to provide a great education does not begin at kindergarten and end with high school. That's why my budget also expands access to
early childhood education by increasing the number of children in Pre-K by 75%. That's why we are increasing funding to community colleges by $15 million. And that is why we are restoring 50% of the cuts to our state system of higher education.
But those improvements come with a string attached. In return for these increases, today I am calling on our institutions of higher education to freeze tuition, and I expect them to answer that call.
These investments in higher education and community colleges will help prepare our young people for jobs that pay.
Source: State of the State address to 2015 Pennsylvania Legislature
Mar 3, 2015
Tom Wolf:
Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools
Q: Increase funding for K-12 education?Scott Wagner (R): Said PA spends "enough money" on public schools. Save money by cutting teacher benefits.
Tom Wolf (D): Yes. Worked to restore previous administration's budget cuts--would like to increase
funding.
Q: Support vouchers to help parents send children to private schools?
Wagner: Yes. Parents should have choice of where to send child.
Wolf: No. Oppose any program that diverts state funding away from public schools.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide: Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Tom Wolf:
Increase state funding for higher education
Q: Increase state funding for higher education?Scott Wagner (R): Unclear. But unless pensions & health benefits are cut, predicts financial death of all 14 state colleges by 2022.
Tom Wolf (D): Yes, but may not be able to get past legislature. Incre
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide: Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Tom Wolf:
Increase pay for teachers; increase early childcare
We need policies that start at the very beginning, and end with every Pennsylvanian receiving an excellent education and the opportunity to land a good job. I know that no new parent looks at their baby and sees a spreadsheet, but the fact is that
preparing our kids for success starts long before they ever enter a classroom. That's why this new program includes funding for home visits to support vulnerable pregnant women, new mothers, and at-risk infants and toddlers.
My plan increases the pay floor for teachers to $45,000 a year. This is a real investment in our future. It's an investment the state--not local school districts--will make--and it's included in this budget. Most districts that cannot afford to pay
their teachers more are located in the heart of rural Pennsylvania, and it is time to make sure we are investing in educators in those areas today to prepare our kids for the competitive world of tomorrow.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 5, 2019
Tom Wolf:
Ease student debt if grads stay in Pennsylvania
My plan creates a new grant program for students who graduate from a Pennsylvania community college with an associate's degree or other industry-recognized credential--and then stay in Pennsylvania to start their careers.
If you're willing to put your newly-acquired skills to work here in our Commonwealth, the least we can do is help you avoid carrying around a crushing burden of student debt.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 5, 2019
Tom Wolf:
Finally hold charter schools accountable for results
My plan more than doubles our investment in education. We will be able to fully and fairly fund every school, in every school district, in every part of the commonwealth. Putting all this funding through the fair funding formula means that
struggling schools will finally get the resources they need without taking away from schools already being adequately funded. No more passing on the cost of our broken system in the form of skyrocketing property taxes.
Our commitment to education isn't just about funding. It's about quality. My budget includes reforms that would finally hold charter schools accountable for the results they deliver. It lowers administrative costs in the Educational Improvement
Tax Credit program so we can fund 36 million dollars more in scholarships. And it gives the teachers to whom we entrust our children's future the security of a $45,000 dollar minimum annual salary.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
Tom Wolf:
High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity
High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity for our children. Without it, how can we hope that our kids will lead better lives than we did? By the way: Universal high-quality education leads to healthier people and healthier communities.
If it's not accessible to everyone, how will our kids be able to build a better Pennsylvania than the one we leave them? Over the past five years, we've delivered an additional 1.4 billion dollars in funding, for pre-k through college education.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 3, 2021
Tom Wolf:
Refusing to fund education equitably does not save us money
Refusing to fund education equitably does not save us money. It just means we wind up spending more on social services, remedial programs, even prisons. We can afford to invest a whole lot more in the fair funding formula without raising one penny
in state taxes. And we can afford to do it without asking any school district, anywhere in Pennsylvania, to sacrifice one penny in state funding.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature
Feb 8, 2022
Val Arkoosh:
COVID: Showed tears realizing what her own teens had lost
She proudly shared that she had only one emotional breaking point last year. She was in a Zoom meeting after she'd learned her twins' high school graduation would be virtual. Someone asked her about the status of local graduations.
That's when the gravity of what the pandemic had stolen from her own kids--no prom, no senior skip day--hit her, as she tried to answer through tears. A flurry of supportive messages followed, with people thanking her for showing emotion.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website ValArkoosh.com
Jul 5, 2021
Val Arkoosh:
Supports funding of public schools, childcare, Pre-K
Val supports investments in child care, Pre-K, Early Head Start, and Head Start. To support K-12 education and funding of the Commonwealth's public schools, Val will always stand up for Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Val also supports finally paying teachers what they deserve and investing in additional training of our teachers to help improve the quality of our children's education.
To make higher education more affordable and accessible, Val supports expanding and increasing Pell Grants and letting students refinance their current student loans at a lower rate. We need to find a path toward reducing debt, including
through strengthening programs like the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program and other federal programs that allow students who choose certain career paths in their communities to have their debt forgiven.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website ValArkoosh.com
Dec 19, 2021
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