Former Vice President and Senator, Joe Biden, is a democratic presidential candidate for Election 2020. When looking at his educational platform, “Joe’s Plan for Educators, Students, and our Future,” I agree with many of Biden’s ideas. Like Biden, I believe that the government and our local communities should provide our teachers with all the support that teachers need to provide high quality education to our children from early learning pre-K to college (P-20). Additionally, closing the opportunity or achievement gaps is an educational issue I am passionate about; I believe a solution for this is focusing on the equitable resource allocation of educational funding in public schools. The unequal distribution of education funding is a civil rights issue—a detrimental factor in giving every American citizen an equal opportunity to live the American dream.
PRO: Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, has been an educator for over 30 years, so she should have a solid understanding of educational issues to assist with guiding her husband’s educational policies.
Increasing Teacher Pay
I will never understand why we don’t place the teaching profession in high esteem. We trust teachers with our most precious gifts, our children, why not pay teachers what they are worth? We claim that we want high quality teachers in our public schools, however, we are not willing to pay the price for high quality teachers, which requires increasing teachers’ salaries. The old saying “you get what you pay for” is so true. If teachers’ morale are low, which can partly be attributed to low pay because teachers cannot afford to earn a comfortable wage, how can we expect them to pour their best care and knowledge into our children?
Comprehensive Plan for Educators & Students
Biden’s educational platform is well-rounded, not just focusing on the political buzz phrase for the 2020 campaign: eliminating student loan debt. Biden’s plan is comprehensive, covering P-20. I will have to do a further review because he provides many details.
Reference:
https://joebiden.com/education/