I expanded today on my commitment with Education and School Retention. Clearly, this has not been a priority for Rep. Nydia Velázquez at NY7, reason why we have a high unemployment level and our people, particularly our youth, can’t find jobs.
Today, 56% of the district’s adult population has less than four years of high school education. As an educator, I find this statistic alarming. It stifles our students’ and the district’s ability to experience economic improvement. I’m committed to identify federal resources for the expansion of NY7’s educational access, infrastructure and quality because I know that when our children receive the best, they will be the best.
My commitment is that the 7th District, the city and the state create proven and successful pathways for our budding generation. This includes expanding access to early education, blended learning, and college and career curriculums. In order to do this, I intend to promote public-private partnerships with community learning centers, NGO’s and local colleges and universities. As such, we would provide our children, young adults and aspiring professionals with effective and reachable mechanisms to harness their potential.
Along with aligning curriculums to college and career readiness, I am committed to ensuring our students have early college access, classes and credits, so that they are encouraged and see the usefulness of their education in ensuring their success in life. Along with this kind of early college experience, we also need to provide students access to better technological and STEM infrastructure, to have real career experiences, helping them to create their pathway to work early on.
I will work to encourage local colleges and universities to also collaborate with local trade associations, faith based programs, NGOs and the small business community, aligning college careers to existing and new trades fitting market needs, developing the district's and city's potential and attracting new investments.
As an educator I know that bringing relevance to the education experience in the classroom, exposing our children to new opportunities and allowing those opportunities to contribute to their academic achievement will come a long way in encouraging retention levels and college access. It will also ensure students are encouraged to go to college or learn a trade to contribute to our community's economic development. A quality education is not just a right, I am committed to make it a road that increases economic opportunity and prosperity.
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