My public service has primarily been in schools. I've made calls on bond measure phone banks and canvassed for school board members. As PTA president I advocated for equal access for students and raised significant resources to provide extra technology and enrichment. I am passionate about ensuring that Colorado's public education system remains a model for the nation.

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Right now we’re funding schools at 1989 levels, and that’s just not good enough for 2024. We are asking schools to do more–in terms of testing, social/emotional health, and safety, to name a few. Students and teachers need access to new technology. School psychologists need lower caseloads. Teachers need better pay. Public money needs to stay in public schools.

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HD 19 district's schools are among the best funded in the state, but given the risk to funding with each budget cycle, we need to seek more stable solutions. Funding education requires a variety of solutions and ongoing dialogue with everyone affected. My experience bringing people together for nuanced, solutions-based conversations around education policy and funding is one of the reasons I am running to be your representative.