PRIORITIES | Ralph Clements

Make teacher and administator pay nationally competetive.
Expand access to high-quality Pre-K and strengthen child care services and staff pay.
Provide more school counselors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists for better mental health support, and lower student-to-support-staff ratios.
Monitor student progress accurately to guide oversight and accountability.
Support low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities with quality resources.
Increase per-student funding to meet these goals.
Restore the income cap for private school vouchers
Work to end the private school voucher system and restore this funding to public schools
Work to provide free school breakfast and lunch for all North Carolina students.

Manage rapid regional population growth
Work to develop walkable and sustainable communities
Cooperate on infrastructure such as transportation, water supply, and waste water management for fairness and sustainability.

End the Republican super majority to get the legislature back to working for the people.
Pass timely and appropriate state budgets that reflect our values and priorities.
Establish an independent commission to draw fair district maps and end gerrymandering.
Communicate clearly to the public about legislative accomplishments
Protect Govvernor Stein's veto.

Ensure that all citizens have access to quality affordable heathcare, including comprehensive mental health care services.
Work to ensure women continue to have access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare and eliminate Maternity Deserts.
Restore women's healthcare decisions to women and their doctors only.
Support rural hospitals and counties without access to a hospital.

Work to make housing and rents more affordable and control property insurance costs.
Work to bring down healthcare and prescription drug costs.
Protect Medicaid funding.