As chairman of the Senate committee that funds education, Tom Harkin has secured $87 million to modernize and repair Iowa’s schools. That investment is helping provide Iowa’s school children with safer classrooms equipped with the best education technology. Tom Harkin also supported President Bush’s bipartisan ‘Leave No Child Behind Act’ to increase accountability and raise standards for every school.

Tom Harkin also knows that a college education is the key to higher paying jobs. He is working to invest in Iowa’s teachers by improving training and has proposed a plan to forgive up to $17,500 of student loans for Iowans who accept the challenge of teaching or nursing. The Harkin College Affordability plan is a common sense solution that invests in Iowa’s students, Iowa’s economy, and Iowa’s future.

Tom Harkin believes that a stronger, brighter future for Iowa means investing in education – from Head Start to college. That’s why he works hard for a quality education for every Iowan.
 
NEWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE

> 10/13/2002		Dodd praises his colleague Tom Harkin
> 10/5/2002		Harkin says close-to-home issues will decide election
> 10/4/2002		Harkin addresses teacher, nurse shortage
> 10/2/2002		Rural schools receive funds for technology, training and safe drug free programs
> 9/17/2002		150 Iowa School Districts to Get Boost from Achievement Program
> 8/23/2002		Harkin tours local schools, blasts Republicans on Medicare
> 8/22/2002		Harkin knocks GOP plans, touts ‘grants’ in area visits
> 8/15/2002		East Middle Shows Harkin Fruits of His Labor
> 8/15/2002		Fruit of His Labor
> 8/15/2002		Harkin Tours Renovated Longfellow
> 5/2/2002		Harkin Applauds President’s Reversal on Student Loans
> 4/18/2002		Harkin Says: Invest In Tomorrow’s Schools Today

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