Every Virginian wants a quality education for their child - it’s the building block on which a lifetime of success can be built. But for many, getting access to even the opportunity to succeed can be near impossible. My long-term vision is to create a Virginia where a child can receive a world-class education from pre-K to college regardless of their family’s income, race, zip code, ability, or citizenship status. That will require large investments in schools at the state level, so students in historically underinvested communities can still go to quality, productive schools.

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Empowering our public school teachers is a sure way to improve educational outcomes in Virginia. While the General Assembly was able to secure a 5% pay raise for teachers in 2019, we are still behind the target. Virginia has to offer a competitive salary to ensure that teachers can focus on teaching rather than worrying about making ends meet. We also have to protect and expand teacher’s rights to use collective bargaining to secure better pay, conditions, and benefits.