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Education

As a former educator, Ginny is very sensitive to the needs of teachers and students and is uniquely interested in preparing Florida’s young people for post-secondary educational careers. She is also a supporter of creating additional opportunities for continuing education for adults.

Ginny believes that it is a duty of the government to provide top quality education to all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.  All levels of government must commit to the improvement of our school system.  This will require an aggressive and innovative approach.

Soon, Congress will consider reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).  Since this legislation became law in 2002, NCLB has had a deep impact on the lives of students and teachers, and Ginny is committed to working with teachers, administrators, and parents to ensure the law accurately addresses the challenges facing our schools.  Ginny remains focused on ensuring that assessments of school performance are fair and used effectively to improve instruction.

Additionally, Ginny is working to meet the needs of our hard working teachers.  In order for schools to be successful, classrooms must be headed by well-trained and enthusiastic teachers.  Recruitment will become more difficult as the demand for qualified teachers continues to increase to accommodate class size reductions and quality improvement.  To that end, Ginny has consistently supported measures to increase the student loan forgiveness limit for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education from $5,000 to $17,500.  Teachers must have the ability and the incentive to obtain the skills they need to effectively teach our children.

During these uncertain times, when multiple priorities are competing for federal funds, education cannot be sacrificed.  Ginny will continue to fight for school funding, and support legislation that ensures our school districts have all the tools they need to succeed.