2ND District WV

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Op-Ed by
Virginia Lynch Graf:

Time to Connect the Dots
on Education

According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, 7,000 students drop out of school every day in the United States. That creates drastic problems in innovation, home life, and our job and financial markets. In 2009, 6,900 students in West Virginia dropped out of school. We need to take a new look at our educational system.

 

 

 

Education

An Educated Society Is a Productive, Fulfilled Society

As an educator, Virginia Lynch Graf is committed to quality education for all and to making the United States first in the world again in academic achievement.

  • Equal funding for schools across the country is imperative. Currently, our academic ranking puts us behind most developed and emerging nations. Investing in excellent educational opportunities will improve our job force and our economy. We can’t just rely on a few outstanding educational institutions. College should be a free opportunity. Countries that offer free college to students have successfully provided jobs for their citizens. In the United States, we have lost jobs due to the number of under-educated and under-trained people.
  • Multi-sensory learning has proven its value to students of all ages and abilities.
  • Small classes provide creative interaction and encourage discovery.
  • A nation is strengthened by life-long learning opportunities for new job training or personal enrichment.
  • Apprenticeship programs should be instituted at little or no cost.
  • Access to high-speed broadband should be available throughout the country.