My Education Matters to Me!

Every day, policy decisions are made that impact educational opportunities for you and your family.  

In just 3 easy steps, you can make your vote count and elect leaders who understand and value what matters to you!

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Quick Links:

• Pledge to Vote
• Register to Vote
• Find your polling place
• Vote Early
• Who Are My Legislators?
• Who are My Candidates?

Step 1: ASK!

You deserve to know the views of the candidates running for office who want to represent you. Don't be afraid to ASK and find out if they believe in what you believe in. ASK to find out if what matters to you, matters to them!  

• Find out who your candidates are
• Find out how they feel about issues that impact your education by asking some key questions

Step 2: LEARN!

There's an easy way to see how your elected leaders have voted on issues that impact women and their families. LEARN who has represented you and LEARN how they've voted on your behalf.

• Find out who currently represents you (the incumbent candidate)
• Find out which bills were introduced and voted on recently
• Find out how they voted and which bills they supported

Step 3: VOTE!

Once you're informed and inspired to make a difference, mark you calendars and plan to VOTE next year.
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• Pledge to vote then register to vote
• Be sure to get your ID to vote
• Know your rights as a voter
• Find out how you can vote early
• Find out what you need to bring to the polls on election day

Key Questions to Ask Related to Your Education

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ISSUE: Comprehensive, medically accurate sex ed programs
According to a study conducted by the CDC in 2008, 1 in 4 teenage girls in the U.S. will contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI).  Wisconsin is no exception; Milwaukee currently has the second highest rate of Chlamydia infection in the country. In addition, the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. continues to be one of the highest among developed countries. Providing comprehensive, age-appropriate sexual education equips young adults with the tools they need to make safe, healthy choices. 

Key Question:
Do you support legislation that would require human growth and development programs in schools to be age appropriate, medically accurate, and include information about contraception as a means of preventing teen pregnancy and transmission of STIs?

ISSUE: Higher Education Funding
The most recent state budget cut funding for the University of Wisconsin System by approximately $250 million.  Tuition for in-state students will remain frozen at all UW-System campuses exception one until 2017.  As a result, the UW-System will faced an immediate budget shortfall and was forced to absorb the proposed cuts in the form of staff layoffs, reductions in services and other budget cuts that undermine their educational mission.
Overall, the budget froze state support for the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).  Curing the previous decade, actual state support for technical colleges has dropped by a third during the previous decade while the number of students enrolled in the system has increased by about 4%.

Key Question:
Will you support sufficient increased state funding to the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Technical College System State to ensure that public universities and technical colleges can provide adequate levels of service to students at an affordable price?