State funding for K-12 education in Virginia is down 9%, while overall student population has grown by 5%. In Richmond, that reduction is even more profound where state funding is down 19% while its student population has grown by 9%. Virginia needs more state funding for K-12 education. With More Money, we can build Better Schools for Stronger Students.

Virginia trails teacher salaries nationally by 14% and enrollment in teacher preparation programs continues to decline. Our teachers are among the lowest paid in the country