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for 2006 Pennsylvania Primary Election Legislative Candidates
1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Pennsylvania's system of funding public education? What should the Pennsylvania Legislature do, if anything, to improve the system of funding public education? (75 words or less) The weakness of funding public education is property tax because slightly over half of the people pay property tax the rest of the people do not support our public education. We need a better method of supporting our public schools so everyone helps to support our public schools. 2. How should the Pennsylvania Legislature assist school districts to meet the requirements of Pennsylvania's regulations for academic standards and graduation requirements as well as the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) that expects every student to demonstrate proficiencies on state assessments in reading, math and science by 2014, and for all schools to demonstrate "adequate yearly progress" (required by NCLB) toward that goal? (75 words or less) I believe their should be standards for children. We do not need a country that is not adequately educated. 3. How should the Pennsylvania Legislature assist school districts to close the academic achievement gaps that exist among groups of students in schools and school districts across the Commonwealth? (75 words or less) By making sure we continue to have vocational schools some students are better at working with their hands & minds together than just academic achievements alone. 4. What, if anything, should the Pennsylvania Legislature do to increase access for young children in Pennsylvania to high-quality pre-K programs and full-day kindergarten programs? (75 words or less) I believe that if children start early in age they achieve a higher quality of education. 5. What is your vision of the public education opportunity that should be available to every child in Pennsylvania and what will you do to accomplish that goal? (75 words or less) I feel that all children should have the right of changing schools and or teachers in that some teachers and children clash and that does not keep the best quality of education. 6. Is there anything else that you will do to strengthen Pennsylvania's public education system? (75 words or less) See that the opportunity is always available for all students regardless of the age.
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