The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) and the National Education Association (NEA) Fund for Children and Public Education announced their endorsement Tuesday of Ryan Costello in Pennsylvania’s hard fought 6th Congressional District.
The NEA Fund is the nationwide political voice for past, active and future educators and uses its resources to “support candidates who will fight to improve public education.” Karen White, Director of Elections and Campaigns for the NEA Fund justified the organizations endorsement by mentioning the candidates historical “commitment to policies that foster great public schools for every child.”
In a press release, Korri Brown, President of the Southeastern Region PSEA declared of Costello, “He is a person that understands the world that teachers and education professionals work and live in and we believe he will be a strong advocate for our members if elected.”
Costello may now tout his endorsement from the bipartisan group that has recommended 8 Republicans and 8 Democrats this year for November’s general election.
Accepting the support Costello stated, “We need to ensure that we are providing our young people a strong academic foundation to prepare them for success later in life. I have the utmost respect for our teachers and other educators who play a vital role in instilling in our children a desire to learn, so their support means a great deal to me.”
“I look forward to working with school leaders, teachers, and parents to improve our educational system and provide educators with the tools and funding needed to meet the educational needs of our young people.”
Key parts of his stance on public education include dislodging federal involvement in local education, and profound skepticism regarding the implementation of No Child Left Behind and Common Core Standards.
Costello is the current chair of the Board of Chester County Commissioners, he is running against Democratic nominee and Iraq War veteran Manan Trivedi. The 6th district includes parts of Berks, Chester, Lebanon and Montgomery Counties.
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the issues section of costello’s website begins ‘Washington is broken. Partisan gridlock, a breakdown in civil discourse, and an unwillingness to find common ground makes it harder and harder to deliver results for taxpayers.’ that’s followed by something about his ‘bipartisan record’ n an implication that he can solve all those problems, as if he doesn’t even know his party is the one responsible for them. his intention to replace obamacare n get the keystone pipeline built is hardly a way to achieve bipartisan action.
https://www.ryancostelloforcongress.com/issues
the NRA ‘donated nearly $10,000 to Ryan Costello’s campaign and has deployed field staff in the district’. bipartisan??
http://articles.philly.com/2014-09-19/news/54073737_1_the-nra-gun-purchases-national-rifle-association
his opponent ‘Trivedi’s platform focuses on pressing issues 314 PAC has highlighted, such as improving our education system’s STEM curriculum and crafting a smarter, cleaner energy policy.’
https://www.politicspa.com/pa-6-314-pac-endorses-trivedi/60953/
Tea party challenge? Gerlach was repeatedly endorsed by PSEA and the NEA and nothing happened. If you are from the suburbs why would you oppose the education status quo? Taxes are relatively low and schools are testing well.
A Republican endorsed by a teachers union? Cue the Tea Party to primary him in ’16!
Ryan truly understands the challenges of public education. His dad was superintendent at Garnett Valley for almost twenty years.
Clear example of a group endorsing the person they think is going to win. PSEA/NEA is more bipartisan than AFT anyway.