2022 PA Senate race: on Education
Jeff Bartos:
Silencing conservative students is fundamentally un-American
Citing two daughters in college, Bartos said students now have to be careful about what they say or write for fear of a failing grade or being "canceled" by classmates. "The idea that in our institutions of higher learning, those voices that would
stand up and present a different message are shunned into silence or chilled because of their conservative beliefs is something that is fundamentally un-American," Bartos told about 40 voters in Souderton.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race
Aug 4, 2021
Jeff Bartos:
Critical race theory is "state-sponsored racism"
Bartos denounced critical race theory, a decades-old concept once mostly confined to academic and legal circles. Very few districts actually teach the theory itself. But Bartos called it "state-sponsored racism" being pushed on elementary school
students. Pressed to name a Pennsylvania district that teaches critical race theory, Bartos said that he knew of none and that his comments center on one in Virginia. That district denies teaching the theory.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race
Aug 4, 2021
Kathy Barnette:
Competition is the best way to ensure innovation
I believe parents know what is best for their child. I believe if given the chance to put their children into thriving academic environments most parents will choose to do just that.
Competition is the best way to ensure innovation, to ensure more efficient ways of thinking and doing things, and it's the best way to ensure that our children's needs are always top of mind.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate website BarnetteForSenate.com
Feb 16, 2022
Mehmet Oz:
Extreme left indoctrinating kids with anti-American ideology
Dr. Oz believes that a good education is fundamental to a better future. But he believes we need to fundamentally change the way we approach education in this country--
by incorporating financial literacy from an early age, focusing on empowering students to make their own career choices, and stopping wealthy universities from raising tuition every year while sitting on millions of dollars in tax-protected endowments.
Dr. Oz believes that the extreme left wants to use our schools to indoctrinate our children with an anti-American ideology --and as
Senator he'll fight to block that from happening.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website DoctorOz.com
Dec 8, 2021
Mehmet Oz:
Will fight for more school choice for all Americans
Whether it is modernizing health care so it's more affordable and accessible, fighting for more school choice for all Americans, protecting us by securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration, telling the truth about corporate America
like how pharmaceutical companies charge too much for prescription drugs, or making sure people know the truth about COVID, Dr. Oz is fundamentally promising to help re-light the "divine spark" inside every American and empower us to live better lives.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website DoctorOz.com
Dec 8, 2021
Sharif Street:
Free state college for family incomes under $110,000
The price of a college education has become out of reach for most people and has forced young people to take on massive amounts of debt to finish their education. Sharif supports the PA Promise bill that will provide a free education at one of
Pennsylvania's commonwealth-owned/related or community colleges for students with a family income of $110,000 or less.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website StreetForPA.com
Jun 27, 2022
Val Arkoosh:
COVID: Showed tears realizing what her own teens had lost
She proudly shared that she had only one emotional breaking point last year. She was in a Zoom meeting after she'd learned her twins' high school graduation would be virtual. Someone asked her about the status of local graduations.
That's when the gravity of what the pandemic had stolen from her own kids--no prom, no senior skip day--hit her, as she tried to answer through tears. A flurry of supportive messages followed, with people thanking her for showing emotion.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website ValArkoosh.com
Jul 5, 2021
Val Arkoosh:
Supports funding of public schools, childcare, Pre-K
Val supports investments in child care, Pre-K, Early Head Start, and Head Start. To support K-12 education and funding of the Commonwealth's public schools, Val will always stand up for Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Val also supports finally paying teachers what they deserve and investing in additional training of our teachers to help improve the quality of our children's education.
To make higher education more affordable and accessible, Val supports expanding and increasing Pell Grants and letting students refinance their current student loans at a lower rate. We need to find a path toward reducing debt, including
through strengthening programs like the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program and other federal programs that allow students who choose certain career paths in their communities to have their debt forgiven.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website ValArkoosh.com
Dec 19, 2021
John Fetterman:
Solid affordable education in public schools and college
I was fortunate to get a solid education that helped set me on a solid path. Far too many families struggle to find good public schools for their kids, and the price of college has become outrageous. And there are too few opportunities for
the many young people who don't think college is the right option for them. If we want to prepare the next generation for a highly competitive world, we need to get serious about what education in the 21st century looks like.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website Fetterman.com
Jan 1, 2024
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