Monday, September 15, 2014

Issues Supported By Wendy Davis -- Education

(Photo is from the Facebook page called Wendy R. Davis for Governor of Texas.)

Education

  • Investing in our Schools

Wendy Davis was the leading voice against $5.4 billion in budget cuts to public schools in 2011; specifically, she was the only Senator to filibuster those massive cuts. She has continued to fight tirelessly to restore that funding to education.
Wendy Davis will invest more in our schools so our children are prepared for the future. She will cut bureaucratic waste and administrative red tape to put more money into classrooms and continue to fight the $5.4 billion in budget cuts to public schools that led to overcrowded classrooms, teacher layoffs and closed schools.

  • Reducing Standardized Testing

Wendy Davis helped pass a comprehensive law that reduced the number of standardized tests Texas high school students take from 15 to 5.

  • Expanding Pre-Kindergarten Programs

Wendy Davis will ensure that school districts across the state are offering students high-quality, full-day Pre-K.

  • Attracting, Recruiting, and Retaining High-Quality Teachers

Wendy Davis will build a well-trained workforce of teachers by engineering guaranteed pathways to careers in education and ensure ongoing support by raising teacher pay to be in line with the rest of the country.

  • Increasing Access to Higher Education

Wendy Davis will strengthen and expand Texas’ existing early college opportunities to make obtaining college credit while in high school a reality for more students.

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