NEW YORK, NY (September 1, 2010) – As everyone prepares for the new school year next week, Congressional candidate Vincent Morgan has words for parents and young people.
“NY-15 has one of the highest high school drop-out rates in the country. With that in mind, I especially want to talk to young people who are debating on whether or not to return to school,” says Morgan. “I dropped out when I was 16. Fortunately, with the help of interested adults, I realized my mistake. Now that I am a parent, the prospects for my children’s educational future are really a priority for me.”
Morgan has two things he wants to drive home:
1) To parents: “Being actively involved in your children’s education is the greatest gift you can give them. The job of the teacher is to educate. The job of a parent is to parent — to give your children the moral foundation and social skills to make it in the world. Don’t ever abdicate that responsibility. The future depends on you doing your job so that we raise children who achieve in school and believe they can succeed in life.”
2) To young people: “I hope everyone who needs to be in school goes there on Tuesday. It’s not really a choice — it’s a requirement — if you want a meaningful future. There are no jobs for people who lack education. People who do not at least finish high school are doomed to a life of unemployment.”
Finally, Morgan says, “I believe our society needs to ensure that citizens have access to superior, affordable education from daycare through college. That is the path that will keep Americans employed, economically stable, able to raise families and achieve the dreams we all have for a better future.”
http://morgan4congress.com/wp-content/uploads/BackToSchool_9-1-10.pdf
Download the M4C Education Plan:
http://morgan4congress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Education-Plan.pdf
For more on Morgan’s position on education, view his two RapidFire videos on the topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4dqt-QsMZ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKNY44bLYrQ
