Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Jacky knows we need better pay for our teachers and better funding to help improve Nevada's struggling public schools. She supports efforts to rebuild crumbling or outdated public schools that serve low income families. A former computer programmer and software developer, Jacky has made promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education a top priority. Her bipartisan education bills to help encourage young girls to pursue computer science and prioritize the learning and teaching of STEM subjects in early childhood passed the House unanimously.

As the first in her family to graduate from college, Jacky believes in the power and opportunities education affords. She made ends meet in college by taking out student loans and working as a waitress. Today, students at Nevada universities graduate with an average of $24,000 in student loan debt; this keeps higher education out of reach for far too many. Jacky supports making higher education more affordable, whether it's through advanced skills-training, apprenticeship programs, community college, or a four-year college degree. In the Senate, she'll work to lower interest rates on student debt and ensure that young people have access to a quality education that prepares them for jobs in a 21st century economy.

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