Education

Vibrant, safe public schools are the foundation of our communities, our economy and our future.

Christina Sappey is the proud mom of three kids who each received an excellent education in our public schools. She knows first-hand that it takes a strong partnership between families, communities, teachers, and administrators to produce a 21st-century-ready workforce. We need to test less and encourage more creativity to foster innovative thinkers.

After years of fighting to raise the state’s share of basic education funding, Christina helped to deliver a state budget that finally lives up to our constitutional responsibility to equitably “provide a thorough and efficient system of public education”. Not only will this historic funding support underfunded, struggling schools, it will help prevent local property tax hikes in all districts, increase special education, provide more mental health and safety resources, expand apprenticeships and job training opportunities, and expand Pre-K and early intervention education.