Bob McDonnell voted against Mark Warner’s historic $1.5 billion investment in public education in 2005. Creigh Deeds voted for the investment and has a 93 percent record in voting for the Virginia
Education Association’s legislative priorities.
The McDonnell/Bolling plan for putting more money into classrooms is a 65 percent gimmick that puts Richmond in charge of deciding how our local schools spend their resources and will likely cause
major cuts to essential staff. This plan does not put more money into public education, it just shuffles around the already limited resources. The McDonnell/Bolling plan supports school voucher programs
that divert taxpayer money from public schools to private schools. Until the Standards of Quality are fully funded and we rise from the abysmal rank of 37th in state funding for public schools, we cannot
lose a penny to private education.
The Virginia Education Association and Prince William Education Association ask for your vote to support our Friends of Public Education. Our recommended candidates are Creigh Deeds for governor, Jody Wagner for lieutenant governor, and Steve Shannon for attorney general.
Our recommended local candidates are John Bell in the 13th, Paul Nichols in the 51st, Luke Torian in the 52nd and Jackson Miller in the 50th district. We hope you will vote for the candidates who truly
understand the need to prioritize education funding and do what is best for schools, education employees, and the children.
BONNIE KLAKOWICZ
President, Prince William Education Association
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