Campaign Issues

3) Education - I believe all students deserve a high quality public education. A good education is the key to solving many of our community problems. I will do everything in my power to ensure that Marylanders are provided the best quality education possible. This education should be provided by the highest trained, competent and well compensated professionals. I think we should invest in our community and children on the front end by giving them a great education and not on the back end by funding millions and millions of dollars on a criminal justice system and watching good citizens fall prey to violent uneducated criminals. I will fight for increases in pay, retirement and other benefits for our educators so that we never again have to hire teachers from another country because there is a shortage of educators in this country. I will also work hard to make our state colleges and universities excellent and affordable to every citizen of the state.

4) Strengthen Families and Communities - I plan to support and or create programs that seek to strengthen families and communities. My plan is to:

i. Keep schools open after hours for the community. This is the first step until large community centers can be built. Offer programs and recreation to the entire community. This program would be modeled after the "Office of After School and Community School Programs" of the Chicago Public Schools.

ii. Build Community Centers - The community centers would be a place where the entire family and community could go to enjoy recreational, tutoring and other programs all in an effort to strengthen the community and family. Letís give our kids some place to go other then the mall.

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