It Starts With Our Schools

It Starts With Our Schools

Rory knows that strong schools are the foundation of a strong economy.

Businesses won’t come to Nevada if we aren’t producing the workforce they need. Executives and workers won’t come to Nevada if they can’t get a good education for their kids.

Today we take that message to the airwaves with our first TV spot.

Nevada’s schools are failing our kids. After a dozen years of failed leadership in the governor’s office, Nevada has sunk to last in the nation in education, and our graduation rate has fallen 36%.

It’s an educational crisis, an economic crisis, and a moral crisis. Brian Sandoval wants to continue Jim Gibbons’ legacy. That’s what’s at stake in this election.

As Rory says in our new spot, we need a governor who won’t ever compromise on education.

With our whole economic future riding on educational success, this election must be about building the bridge between strong schools to a stronger economy.

That’s why Rory introduced an education plan that shifts the paradigm for education in Nevada, places us at the forefront of school reform, and puts more than $200 million more into the classroom each year.

But Brian Sandoval just doesn’t get it.

Sandoval is campaigning for four more years of Jim Gibbons-style education policies.

1) Sandoval would lay off one in five Nevada teachers.

2) Sandoval would cut $110 million from class size reduction programs for 7- and 8-year-olds.

3) Sandoval pushes vouchers that would drain millions from public schools and wouldn’t even begin to cover private school tuition for middle class families.

4) Sandoval’s proposals include a 12% cut to higher education, or more than 750 faculty and staff jobs lost.

That’s no way to build Nevada’s future.

We need you to stand up and get involved in this race to stop Sandoval’s disastrous education agenda. It’s four more years of Jim Gibbons, and Nevada can’t afford another day.

• Take a moment to forward Rory’s new spot to your friends and family to help spread the message.
• Share his ad and website on Facebook.
• Make a contribution to the campaign to help keep our ads on the air.
• Sign up to volunteer with the campaign – writing postcards, making phone calls and knocking on doors.

Nevada’s future is riding on this campaign and we need your help. Help us build the bridge between strong schools and a stronger economy for Nevada.

David