Here is the first of the responses we received from the candidates.
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Encourage Quality Education
Encouraging a quality education is part of my comprehensive plan entitled “The Phoenix We Want.” You can view the entire plan at www.PeggyNeely.com or click here. 
Education is a cornerstone of our quality of life. As a mother, my first priority was to ensure a quality education for my daughters. That is why I became actively involved in the United Parents Council. We can’t afford to keep a hands-off approach to education and expect things to change. If we are to attract business and investment to Phoenix, we must offer quality K-12 education for their families and university education that produces highly trained and skilled workforce to fill their needs.
Promote academic innovation and competitive education – We must foster and encourage choices in public education to boost competition and build an abundant, talented workforce to attract business.
Support quality university education – We must capitalize on our higher education opportunities building on our relationships with local universities and actively attracting other institutions to locate in Phoenix.
Recognize and encourage success – Recognize quality teachers and successful students on a regular basis and connect educators and administrators with local government and business leaders to understand what is working and what needs improvement.
Encourage student participation – Foster student participation and engagement in local government in areas such as developing policy, expanding volunteerism, and creating a sustainable city.
Education is part of the comprehensive reform plan that we need which includes attracting jobs, balancing the city budget, and increasing government transparency. I would encourage you to learn more at www.PeggyNeely.com and I would be honored to have your vote.
Do you support reducing funding for public education, with the goal of privatizing education?
ReplyDeleteAre you on vacation, or was the question about funding public vs private education too loaded? I would think that a mayoral candidate could navigate around that issue.
ReplyDeleteI guess I may need to apologize. Maybe my original message never got through the sumbit phase. I was wrong to assume that Watch was filtering it.
ReplyDeleteMy question for Ms. Neely is....
Do you support increasing funding for private schools at the expense of public schools? This seems to be an objective of many Republicans. Where do you stand with respect to public education?