Cindy Axne on Education

	Cindy Axne on Education

All-day kindergarten for ALL kids, not just the lucky half

As a mother of two sons in public schools, Cindy understands the importance of a high-quality education. It's why she fought to pass all day public kindergarten in West Des Moines after finding out that West Des Moines' lottery system meant that half the children in the community were denied access to all day public kindergarten and got two and a half hours of education instead. Source: 2018 SC-3 House campaign website CindyAxneForCongress.com , Jan 31, 2019

Invest in STEM in schools, then trade schools OR college

For America to continue to lead the way in the global economy it's time we reinvest in our public-schools. We must prepare our children to compete in a global market by promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs that enable students to graduate with the skills they need to be successful in today's workforce.

Preparing the next generation for good-paying jobs that support a family requires providing young people with affordable access to community college, apprenticeships, trade schools or four-year colleges. Cindy will fight for a greater investment in our community colleges and grow apprenticeship programs and trade schools so that every student has the opportunity to succeed. She will work to expand Pell Grants and cap the interest rates on student loans so that Wall Street banks aren't profiting by burdening young people with debt that will take them decades to repay.

Source: 2018 IA-3 House campaign website CindyAxneForCongress .com , Nov 1, 2018

Education shouldn't be based in a lottery system

Stump speech from Polk County Convention: "I've fought to help instill the Iowa values of our own community. Like getting all-day kindergarten in West Des Moines. When I found out half the kids lost the lottery and didn't get that opportunity. They got a two-and-a-half-hour version. So I got busy. Because our education should be the great equalizer, and I'm going to make sure that I take that out to Congress as well." Source: Bleeding Heartland on 2018 IA-3 House race , May 24, 2018

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