Education Archives - Page 20 of 26 - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos

Providing a World-Class Education for All of our Children

As the proud mother of three sons who graduated from public schools, I understand how important it is to make sure that all of our children have the opportunity to get a high-quality education. It’s my promise to every parent in our community that I’ll always fight to make sure our schools are well-equipped, our students are well-prepared and our teachers have the resources they need to help our children succeed.

This is why, as a member of the House Appropriations Education Subcommittee, I’m a strong supporter of Head Start, expanding early childhood education programs and efforts to incentivize more individuals to choose a career in teaching. Across the United States, we are facing a shortage of qualified teachers. That’s why I introduced the RETAIN Act, which would provide a tax credit that increases annually as teachers continue to serve in low-income schools. Additionally, that’s why I introduced the STRONG Act which attracts more individuals to enter teacher residency programs.

And with college debt surpassing credit card debt for the first time in our nation’s history, I’m also committed to making higher education more affordable and more accessible to hardworking young people. I’m a strong supporter of strengthening federal Pell grants, expanding career and technical education (CTE) programs and reforming the student loan system to reduce the debt burden on graduating students. I am committed to fighting for funding for these programs as a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee.

Our children deserve our full support and we need to do everything possible to prepare them to compete and succeed in a 21st-century economy.

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News

September 23, 2014

Congresswoman Visits College to Learn About Rail Jobs

A great collaboration between public and private entities. That’s how 17th District Congresswoman Cheri Bustos described what she saw when she came to Galesburg today. The East Moline Democrat was at Carl Sandburg College’s Center for Manufacturing Excellence to observe the preparations made ahead of Sandburg offering a locomotive engineering program through the National Academy […]

News

September 11, 2014

Bustos to accept applications for nominations to U.S. armed services academies

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has announced she is accepting applications from high school students from across Illinois’ 17th District for nominations to the United States armed services academies for the class entering in fall 2015. “Our military academies provide our nation’s young people with not only a first-class education, but the tools to become […]

Press Release

September 4, 2014

Reps. Bustos, Israel Lead New Middle Class Working Group

Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) announced the formation of their Middle-Class Working Group in Congress to focus on strengthening the middle class. They will be joined by four of their colleagues. The Working Group has released a legislative agenda that will help middle class families succeed. “The success of our […]

Press Release

August 29, 2014

BUSTOS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY ACADEMY NOMINATIONS

Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced that she is accepting applications from high school students from across Illinois’ 17th District for nominations to the United States armed services academies for the class entering in the fall of 2015. “Our military academies provide our nation’s young people with not only a first-class education, but the tools […]