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Pat Murphy on Education
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Raise teacher pay and expand universal preschool
Investing in Education: As Speaker of the Iowa House, Pat led efforts to raise teacher pay and expand universal preschool to all Iowa four-year olds. In Congress, he will make sure teachers have a seat at the table when education policy is being crafted
and vote against efforts to cut early childhood, public and special education funding so all students are given the support they need to succeed from day one.
He will work to pass the Student Loan Relief Act that caps rates on 20-year loans, saving families a projected $11,000 in interest payments, and will work to create partnerships between
community colleges, business and labor leaders to ensure worker retraining programs are preparing Iowa workers for good-paying local jobs.
Source: 2014 Iowa House campaign website, PatMurphyForIowa.com
, Oct 10, 2014
Opposes education vouchers.
Murphy opposes the CC survey question on school vouchers
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The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Education vouchers that allow parents to choose public or private school for their children'
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 14-CC-Q7 on Aug 15, 2014
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