The Trump Administration has waged war on our public schools by withholding federal funds, undermining special education through drastic cuts in staff and funding for special education, and cutting resources to the Department of Education, all on Andy Barr's watch in Washington.
On day one, I would work to reverse the harmful educational policies of this Administration by:
- Opposing any Trump administration cuts to Title I and IDEA/special education.
- Opposing efforts to divert public funding away from public schools toward private school vouchers.
- Challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to politicize Department of Education grants.
- Cosponsoring the Rural Education Investment Act (increasing Teacher Quality Partnership grant distributions to rural districts), the Invest in Rural Teachers Act (grant programs specifically funding signing and retention bonuses for educators in rural schools), and the Addressing Teacher Shortages Act (to fill teacher vacancies in rural and high-need schools in high-need subjects).
- Investing in the next generation of teachers by co-sponsoring the Transforming Education for the Future Act which will strengthen the educator pipeline by raising teacher pay, improving working conditions, and enhancing professional resources.
- Standing with teachers and school staff, including their freedom to organize, because educators with a strong voice build better classrooms for our kids.
