Issues

Fight to fully fund our schools

Stafford County is the 2nd richest county in America, and yet our per-pupil funding level is 35.3% below the state average. As a parent, and as a taxpayer, I think that is unacceptable. Schools are the backbone of our community. Schools are our kids, our teachers, our paraprofessionals, our bus drivers, our cafeteria workers, our nurses, our admins, and everyone …

Empower all students to prepare for life after high school

We need to prepare students for life after high school, whether that means attending a community college, pursuing a four-year degree, entering an apprenticeship program, or going right into the job market. It’s time to move beyond the “bachelor’s degree or bust” mentality. Not every child wants to go to college, in today’s economy, they don’t need to in order …

Promote a safe, healthy, and active learning environment

Healthy buildings are essential for student learning and growth. We cannot accept our children or our educational staff being forced into unhealthy learning environments. This means we must do more – and urgently – to improve indoor air quality. The global pandemic has highlighted the holes in our infrastructure. Due to years of underfunding, our school system has put off …

Demand more learning, less testing

Learning is about more than a test score, but our teachers and students are under unfair and unrealistic pressure to achieve test score results at the expense of a well-rounded educational experience. Our kids will be taking on jobs of the future that may not even exist yet. That means it’s more important that they develop their cognitive abilities – …

Support our teachers and education professionals

Our teachers are being asked to do increasingly more with less: less time and far fewer resources than ever before. And, while they’re amazing, teachers can’t be miracle workers. That’s why I will fight for smaller class sizes and to ensure teachers have the supplies in their classrooms that they need to set up our students for success. Virginia faces …

Expand broadband in rural parts of Stafford

Every part of Stafford, including Hartwood, deserves affordable access to high-speed Internet. We cannot have two types of education: one on paper and one on the Internet. But the pandemic has highlighted the digital divide within our district. The lack of affordable high-speed internet has deepened inequities in access to education for our children, as well as inequities in parents’ …