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American Education Renewal Plan

America’s future depends on the strength of its public schools, where every child, regardless of zip code, should have access to excellent teachers, modern classrooms, and real opportunities for success. By strengthening our national investment in education by supporting educators, modernizing school infrastructure, and expanding pathways to college, careers, and skilled trades while preserving the leadership of states and local communities.

By focusing on strong foundations in literacy and math, preparing students for a modern workforce, and ensuring every community has the tools it needs to educate the next generation, this plan builds a stronger economy and a more resilient nation.

National Teacher Workforce Act

If we can’t pay student teachers, we’re pricing working people out of the profession—and then acting surprised when classrooms can’t hire.

- Strengthen the teacher pipeline through teacher residencies, grow-your-own programs, and paid student teaching stipends so future educators can enter the profession without financial barriers.

- Support recruitment and preparation by covering licensure fees, expanding mentorship programs, and increasing access to training in high-need subjects like math, science, and special education.

- Improve retention through federal-state partnerships that help raise teacher pay, protect planning time, and reduce unnecessary administrative workload or handholding of students.

Universal Early Learning and Literacy Act

Ensure every child enters school ready to learn and reads proficiently by the end of third grade through expanded early learning access and evidence-based literacy support.

- Expand access to high-quality universal pre-K through federal-state matching grants, prioritizing areas with childcare deserts.

- Guarantee strong K–3 reading foundations with universal screening, evidence-based instruction, and targeted supports like tutoring and summer learning. Promoting 3rd grade reading level to advance to 4th grade standards across states.

- Back families and educators with take-home books, parent literacy resources, and professional development aligned to the science of reading.

Modern Schools Infrastructure Act

Develop a modern passenger rail network that connects cities, regions, and rural hubs through high-speed and upgraded regional rail corridors to improve mobility, economic growth, and transportation efficiency.

- Construct dedicated high-speed rail lines connecting major metropolitan regions where distance and demand support faster-than-air travel between cities (ex : St Louis → Kansas City → Denver)

- Modernize existing rail corridors with improved track, signaling, and stations to increase speed, reliability, and frequency for regional passenger service.

- Invest in station districts and multimodal transit connections that link rail stations with local transit, walkable development, and surrounding communities.

Career and Skills Pathways Act

We need to treat broadband and cell coverage like the essential utilities that fuel economic growth that they are and work to expand public utility where it is unprofitable for private interests.

- Fund last-mile fiber and fixed wireless with strict performance and reliability requirements

- Expand cell towers and small-cell networks to eliminate rural and highway dead zones and strengthen emergency communication coverage

- Require open infrastructure access contracts, allowing multiple providers to pay reasonable fees to use publicly funded broadband and cell data lines to increase competition, lower prices, and expand service availability

Student Mental Health and Support Services Act