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Victor Mitchell on Education
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College need to become more affordable in Colorado
Today it's up to $30,000 a year for an in state kid to go to CU. Almost half of that is housing alone. They're ripping our families off, they're ripping these kids off. We need to be doing much better, we need to be lowering the cost of tuition most
especially on STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs].We need degrees in STEM; we need to make them as affordable as possible for students. We need to encourage them and we need a greater emphasis on remediation.
Source: 2018 Colorado Gubernatorial campaign website vic4gov.com
, Jul 2, 2017
Teachers unions are enemies of Colorado
While Mitchell spoke of working with Democrats, he could not name a way in which he might compromise on his deeply held conservative convictions on taxes and schools. He said he loves the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a favorite constitutional amendment
of conservatives that liberals say hurts funding for schools & other public needs.Asked about his over policies on education, he began, "Job No. 1 we need to call out the public teachers unions for what they are, which is the enemy of the state."
Source: Colorado Gazette on 2018 Colorado Gubernatorial race
, Feb 14, 2017
Supports vouchers and school choice
Mitchell said he strongly supports school choice, from charter schools to vouchers, as well as an expanded school year and a curriculum that rigorously focuses on science, technology, engineering, math and civics.
He also thinks teachers should be paid based on performance. "There's no legitimate purpose for public teachers unions," Mitchell said. "All they do is promote mediocrity into our public schools, and they protect a failed system."
Source: Colorado Gazette on 2018 Colorado Gubernatorial race
, Feb 14, 2017
Don't boost No education spending via tax increases
The 51-year-old from Castle Rock served one two-year term in the state House in 2007 and led a successful effort to defeat a 2011 ballot measure to increase taxes to boost education spending. Instead of political experience, Mitchell's campaign is
emphasizing his career as an entrepreneur who turned around failing businesses."I think people really want an outsider, somebody that knows how to fix things and problem solve in a meaningful way," Mitchell said.
Source: Denver Post on 2018 Colorado Gubernatorial race
, Feb 13, 2017
Lower the cost of college
His top issues include lowering the cost of college, promoting patient-centered health care and helping "people earn more money."
A former House GOP colleague called Mitchell "an independent thinker" who "didn't let party get in the way of getting some things done."
Source: Denver Post on 2018 Colorado Gubernatorial race
, Feb 13, 2017
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