Who are the Democratic primary candidates in Senate District 3, and what do they care about? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : When elected, I will work to pass a Green New Deal, enact universal health care, and invest in green affordable housing to ensure that every Rhode Islander has clean air, clean water, clean energy, high-quality medical care, and a safe home.
67% : Jacob: As a public school graduate, I believe in bold investments in public education.
61% : Often, they show a low two-star ranking similar to public schools.
59% : There are some great local charters, but I think we need to work out the fiscal impact on our public districts that serve the vast majority of our students before we allow continued growth of charter schools.
57% : I am also in favor of a state-funded report on the status of existing charter schools and how they might be improved.
57% : As I wrote in my testimony at the time, I support a moratorium on the approval of new charter schools, while permitting those already approved to open.
56% : I believe in strong gun control and traditionally never agree with the NRA.
55% : Zurier: I support a woman's reproductive freedom and robust gun control.
53% : Like the rest of Providence, people on the East Side are rightfully unhappy with the quality of public schools.
53% : I have reviewed the Rhode Island Department of Education report card data for charter schools in Rhode Island.
52% : I'm also the only candidate in the race who has signed the Green New Deal pledge, promising to advocate for a bold Green New Deal to decarbonize our state, build climate resiliency, make large-scale investments in green affordable housing, and shut down polluting facilities in overburdened communities.
49% : Among the problems I wish to address are public education (in Providence and in urban school districts), the pandemic response, and the city's financial stability.
49% : Do you support the bill, introduced in the last legislative session, that would have placed a three-year moratorium on new charter schools?
49% : The moratorium would allow public school funds to be used to strengthen and improve public schools instead of diverted to charter school experiments.
48% : And in choosing Senate leaders, will their views on abortion rights and gun control be significant considerations?
48% : The data show that charter schools are not preparing students any better than public schools presently.
41% : As the only candidate who has been actively advocating for legislation for our community in recent years, I have been a part of coalitions that have helped pass many major pieces of anti-discrimination legislation, like the Fair Pay Act and the Uniform Parentage Act.
40% : The vision for charter schools came from teacher's unions as a way to create innovation, but sadly they have become a national battleground.
40% : We are so busy yelling back and forth about charter schools that we are neglecting to discuss the children who attend them.
32% : Charter schools exacerbate this problem, siphoning money from our public school students and leaving them to struggle with enormous class sizes and crumbling school buildings.

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