School curriculum

“I’ll support teaching personal finance in schools so our kids know how to save and invest their hard earned dollars.”

“Guaranteeing Art and Music Education: Every elementary school student should receive an art and music education. In Congress, I’ll support legislation to guarantee that all of our students have access to music and art classes.”

“Fund School-Based Mental Health Services: Let’s invest in counselors, digital literacy education, and early intervention to combat the effects of social media on our kids.”

“And we need to make sure that every child, regardless of where they live, gets full and fair access to arts and sports.”

“Co-sponsor of legislation which became law which requires at least one semester of civics in grades 6,7, or 8 (Public Act 101-0254)”

“Invest in youth gang-prevention education curriculum”

“Every school should have time built in for physical activity and health education, because we know exercise and good nutrition improve both academic performance and mental health.”

“I’ll also fight to: Expand broadband access to every classroom; Increase school mental health resources; and Bring trade education, and valuable classes like home economics and life skills back into schools.”

“As a college educator and a mother of two public school students, I know firsthand that education is under attack by Republicans trying to politicize our schools and divert funding to unaccountable private and charter schools. We need bold leadership that stands up for our teachers and students, fully funds our schools, and protects them from political attacks.”

“Get politics out of our schools and our classrooms.”

“Our classrooms should be places where students can ask big questions, explore new ideas, and learn how to think for themselves, not places where political agendas are imposed on them.”

“Raise teacher pay, cut student debt, and keep politics out of the classroom.”

“I will stop extremists from turning classrooms into battlegrounds. Education should be about preparing kids for life, not culture wars.”

“Fighting Book Bans and Curriculum Censorship: Book bans are nothing more than an attempt to jam an extremist ideology into our kids’ schools and libraries. We must prevent the use of federal funds for censorship efforts in public schools and libraries.”

“Although she has served in the minority, Jasmine has effectively fought back against GOP leadership: She successfully blocked the State School Superintendent from banning AP African-American Studies in schools; she called out Gov. Kemp for falsifying data during COVID, forcing him to correct the record; and, when Republicans attempted to pass an abortion ban using information from a fake medical organization, Dr. Clark discovered their lie and exposed the truth.”

“I will defend a teachers’ right to teach honest history and science by championing legislation that requires state level curriculum councils of education that will use research-based approaches to vet proposed changes to curriculum.”

“As artificial intelligence comes at us fast, it’s more important than ever that every single child in America is prepared to be a strong critical thinker. We need to double down on the fundamentals of reading, math, science, and history.”

“Our classrooms should be places where students can ask big questions, explore new ideas, and learn how to think for themselves, not places where political agendas are imposed on them.”

“But I also believe parents should have a real seat at the table when it comes to what’s being taught in the classroom. Families deserve to know what their children are learning and to be part of the conversation.”

“I will also repel efforts to force religion into public schools — because while faith is deeply important to me personally, our Constitution makes it clear that church and state must remain separate.”

“Sponsored laws for Black history curriculum audits, electronic textbooks, dual enrollment access, and early childhood reforms.”

“Introduced and passed House Resolution 1098 (100th GA) which creates the Black History Curriculum Task Force to conduct an audit of every Illinois school district’s Black history curriculum”

“Co-sponsor of legislation that became law that establishes a 22-person Inclusive American History Commission (Public Act 101-0654)”

“Introduced legislation to create the Inclusive American History Act, (HB 3875, 102nd GA)”

“Expand education about the Holocaust, its causes, and antisemitism in society today.”

“As artificial intelligence comes at us fast, it’s more important than ever that every single child in America is prepared to be a strong critical thinker. We need to double down on the fundamentals of reading, math, science, and history.”