Education

Our veterans deserve access to well-paying, fulfilling jobs when they reenter civilian life.

We should be making it easier, not harder for people to enter essential professions like nursing, education, and social work.

Child care is essential for children, families, businesses, and communities to thrive.

It stretches credulity that the Department could determine whether such proficiency was occurring without having an office specifically designed to assess the learning of English.

Arts education teaches students lifelong skills, and I know the student artists who participated in the Congressional Art Competition will benefit from their passion for the arts no matter what path they take in the future.

Investing in workforce development is investing in America’s economic future.

I’ve spoken with nurses, teachers, firefighters, and many others who are concerned about how the Trump administration is making it even harder and more expensive for students to enter these critical public service jobs.

Profit should never be a driving force in public education, and charter schools should not be exploited to siphon federal funding into for-profit schemes.