Ruth Ann Minner on Education Democratic DE Governor

Include abstinence AND contraception in sex ed

Indicate which principles you support regarding education.
• Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
• Support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods.
• Require school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.

More funding for teachers & school infrastructure

Indicate which principles you support regarding education.
• Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
• Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers & increasing teacher salaries.
• Increase funding for Head Start programs.
• Minner adds, “Support teacher training, merit pay & assessment ”

Put reading specialists in every elementary school

Improve and invest in public schools.

Principles of the Democratic Governors Association:

IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INVESTING IN OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN

Democratic Governors are leading the way with highly-trained teachers, strong standards and accountability, increased funding to repair and modernize public school facilities, access to technology and computers, and more discipline and safety in the classrooms. Democratic Governors believe the most important aspect to insure a child’s education is to have the best possible teachers in the classroom. They believe that we must value teachers as professionals, encourage their development to be the best teachers they can be for our children and compensate them accordingly. Democratic Governors favor greater parental choice, but oppose measures that weaken public schools diverting taxpayer dollars to private schools with no accountability for results. Democratic Governors around the country are also forming innovative public-private partnerships to create programs to provide early childhood education, nutrition and health care services to ensure that our children have the best possible start in life.