Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Jared works tirelessly to improve our schools, and he became the youngest member on the Colorado State Board of Education in 2000. Jared has founded five schools, and he serves on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy. As a successful entrepreneur, he understands that America's economic success is tied to every child's success in the classroom. He believes that education is the single most meaningful investment America can make in its economic future and in its people.

Polis is fighting to make higher education more affordable by keeping student loan rates low, and expanding access to education grants such as Pell grants.
Polis is working on getting accountability right at all levels, expanding educational models that work, and improving persistently failing schools with data-driven models to reduce achievement gaps
Jared believes investment and reform in our public education system will mean economic stability now and prosperity in the future.

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