Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

James has championed a strong public education, delivering record funding for the schools he represents as an Assemblyman. In addition to leading the successful fight to deliver universal full-day kindergarten in New York State, he stood up to his own party when he voted against a teacher evaluation system that was punitive and would lead to more teaching to the test.
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As State Senator, he'll work every day to ensure that Hudson Valley schools get their fair share of funding, stand strong against the misuse and overuse of standardized testing, and fight to improve the Governor's Excelsior Scholarship that only benefits 4% of SUNY and CUNY undergraduates.

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