Investing In Education

Vote for Dr. Justice Spriggs for Minnesota House 39B

Investing in education is investing in our future. We must fully fund our education system to eliminate the deep racial and economic disparities in our state and set our next generation of Minnesotans up for success. Supporting education also means supporting our teachers and school staff. Coming from a family of educators, Justice knows about the hard work, time commitment, and dedication it takes to teach. Teachers are the backbone of our future despite receiving inadequate funding and resources. Educators across the state have been pushed to extreme limits to provide education to our kids, and we must provide them with adequate wages, resources, and support. 

Justice knows about the high cost of higher education from first-hand experience – working three jobs during undergrad still left him needing to take out student loans to pay. Post-secondary education should be accessible to those who want to pursue it, not only to those who can afford it. 

Education policies that Justice supports:

  • Funding for universal pre-K

  • Ensuring school funding continues to keep up with inflation

  • Reducing class sizes for more personalized learning

  • Fully fund Special Education while also increasing support personnel in schools, such as counselors, therapists, and paraprofessionals 

  • Improving the pay of hourly workers

  • Protecting educators’ rights to unionize to fight for better wages, benefits, and working conditions

  • Tuition-free higher education for public schools, including community colleges and vocational schooling

  • Improving and expanding loan forgiveness programs and refinancing options, supporting federal executive authority to provide debt relief for student loans