Education

As a former elementary school teacher, I believe that we need to ensure that all children have fair, equal access to a high-quality public education. The future of our economy and the success of our country depend on a renewed commitment to public education. Policymakers need to work in partnership with teachers, parents, academics, administrators and students to build an adequately funded system to educate all our children. Lifelong education, beginning with 3-and 4-year olds and continuing through vocational training, community college, bachelor degrees and beyond, should be affordable and available for all Americans. I believe we should respect our nation's teachers and provide them with decent wages, benefits and the right to unionize.

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Rep. Schakowsky with Congressional Artistic Discovery Contest Winners & Participants

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July 13, 2020
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April 24, 2020
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EVANSTON – Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced bicameral legislation to provide a historic investment in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps programs to cover the graduate education costs of approximately 300,000 clinicians in order to help address existing health workforce shortages throughout our health care system.

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Schakowsky Announces Winner of 2019 Congressional App Challenge
January 21, 2020
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EVANSTON, IL - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, announced the winner of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge competition for the 9th Congressional District of Illinois.

"I am happy to announce that Max Ward, a resident of Mount Prospect and a senior at Prospect High School, has won this year's competition. Congratulations, Max!

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Statement on the Chicago Teacher's Strike
October 21, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) issued the following statement as Chicago Public Schools announce the 4th day of cancelled classes:

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Schakowsky Honors 2019 Congressional Art Competition Participants, Names Winners
May 16, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, honored participants in the Illinois 9th Congressional District's 2019 "An Artistic Discovery" Congressional Art Competition, and named the students who were chosen to receive the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes. This annual competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, invites young artists from around the nation to compose and submit visual art to their member of Congress.

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Schakowsky Statement Recognizing National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 10, 2018
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Today, after co-sponsoring H. Res. 876, a bill supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in support of Teacher Appreciation Week:

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