Political Quotes

“Parents and voters across this country understand the biggest challenges facing America's students in our public schools, and it is not about curriculum that includes details about slavery or the Trail of Tears or Anne Frank. That is not what most voters and parents care about. What do they care about? Number one, they care about getting students the support they need, and in some instances, that is one-on-one support to meet the needs of their students. They care deeply about addressing the educator shortages that we see across the country. They care deeply about ensuring that their students have the mental health services that they need. They care deeply about the dangers of gun violence in their schools. They want candidates to address these issues. They want leaders who will address these issues. I will say the needs of parents are really not that different from the needs and desires of students. I have spent quite a bit of time traveling across Vermont, speaking to predominantly middle school and high school students about what it is that they are concerned about. They talk about the same kinds of things. They talk about needing mental health support. They talk about how afraid they are to go to school because they are worried about the epidemic of gun violence. They are concerned that they won't be prepared for the future. {time} 1615 They are not clamoring to have curriculum restricted. They want to have those hard conversations.…”