Issue Position: Public Education

Issue Position

If we get public education right, everything else will follow. If we get it wrong, nothing else will matter. Let's move up -- not down. A great public education made the difference in my life, and one of my top priorities is to improve our public schools, universities, and technical colleges so they will make a lasting difference in all our lives.

I firmly believe that great public schools are the best tool to guarantee good health, economic development, and equal opportunity.

We need to establish higher standards, measurable outcomes and affordable tuition for all our children. That means continuous improvement and higher expectations. It also means heading off schemes to take our hard-earned tax dollars out of public schools and into voucher plans for private schools. We need to invest in public education to solve the many challenges we face. When we make a commitment for the long haul, we will re-energize our public schools.

History has confirmed that every economy to ever have been successful invested heavily in education - after all, your education really never ends.

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