Education

Jeremy’s mother, a teacher, taught him the importance of a good education, and he has seen how education has helped create tremendous opportunities for him and his family.

Jeremy is a product of Southern Illinois schools – Red Bud High School, Belleville Area College (now SWIC) and SIU-Carbondale. He worked hard and pinched pennies to help afford college and law school. Unfortunately, college education is increasingly out of reach for many, no matter how much they sacrifice. He believes we need to make higher education more affordable for Illinois families.

But before our kids go to college, Jeremy knows have a duty to give them the best elementary education possible. Too often, State government passes well-meaning mandates onto our local schools but does not want to foot the bill. This takes much-needed funding away from our schools and gives Springfield too much control of how our schools spend their limited dollars. Jeremy will work to change this and to make sure that Southern Illinois gets its fair share of education spending.

The State must meet its obligations to our school districts to provide the funding they need for school programs and curricula. As your State Senator, Jeremy will fight tirelessly to make sure that the State does not underfund our schools. Our teachers and especially our students deserve this.