An in-depth look: Kosmas on education
EMILY's List interview
Jul 30, 2008
Kosmas’s four children attended Florida’s public schools, and her early community activism was as an advocate for schools. “Public education has long been one of my most passionate concerns,” she says. “I believe in high standards for our teachers and our children. We must support them financially if they are to make progress.” In Congress, she will work to reform the No Child Left Behind law, which she believes burdens schools with added bureaucracy and insufficient funding. Making college tuition tax deductible and expanding college scholarship and loan programs “are essential steps to helping people be productive and achieve the American dream,” she says. Kosmas returned to school after putting her children through college (she graduated from Stetson University at age 54) and will fight to strengthen adult education and job training options. Click here to read more about Kosmas’s background and learn more about her stances on the issues.