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Category: Education & Society
Updated Oct 23, 2025
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Updated Oct 23, 2025
Schools, funding, curriculum, and student achievement.
Education policy touches nearly every family, shaping opportunity and civic life. Disputes involve funding equity, curriculum content, standardized testing, and teacher pay. College affordability and early childhood programs remain key subtopics that influence elections and budgets alike.
Talking points
Conservative
- Return control to parents and local districts.
- Promote school choice and accountability for results.
Moderate
- Raise standards and teacher pay while respecting local flexibility.
- Encourage innovation without politicizing classrooms.
Liberal
- Increase public school funding and universal pre-K access.
- Reduce testing pressure and support diverse, inclusive curricula.
Source: manual
State Bills
View all- An Act Relating to Education — Rhode Island College-to-Career Affordability and Retention Act
- Rhode Island College Affordability, Transfer Success, and Student Completion Act
- Colorado K-12 STEM Education Act
- An Act to Strengthen Iowa’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention Pipeline
- Indiana High-Need Schools and Career Readiness Act
Press Releases
View all- Lowenthal introduces 90/10 Rule Repeal Act
- Lowenthal introduces legislation to stem tide of tuition hikes
- Sen. Carter Files Bill to Make Computer Science a Core Part of Colorado Schools
- Governor Acton Highlights Beginning Implementation of TRECS Act
- PENIAMINA UNVEILS EDUCATION PLAN: PAY TEACHERS, FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CANCEL STUDENT DEBT
Rallies
View all- Rally in Chaffee
- Rally in Polk
- Rally in Johnston
- Rally in Lancaster
- Rally in Androscoggin
Campaign Ads
View all- Ad in Sherman, TX
- Ad in Wichita Falls, TX
- Ad in Amarillo, TX
- Ad in Lubbock-Abilene, TX
- Ad in El Paso-Odessa, TX