Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

California ranks near the bottom when it comes to public education. That is not acceptable.

I've served on the boards of educational institutions and child service agencies, so I know how nonprofit organizations can work together with our local school districts to improve our local schools. As a mother and grandmother, I know the importance of parents working closely with teachers to ensure the best possible education for our children.

We must strengthen public schools and allow greater local control because local communities and parents working together with local schools and teachers are the people who best understand the needs of their children. We must hold our public schools to the highest standards while also allowing parents the choice of how best to educate their children.

As your voice in the State Assembly, I will:

Work to increase local control and end the one-size-fits-all approach to education
Increase classroom funding by reducing bureaucracy
Hold everyone involved in education accountable and insist on excellence

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