We cannot afford to have our students lagging. I am committed to finding innovative ways to engage and support our students in achieving their academic and career goals. My plan is to undertake surveys from the top twenty educational states, determine why they are so successful, and see if those programs could be implemented in the State of Nevada on a trial basis. I propose to have some board meetings conducted at high schools on a rotating basis so that many teachers can attend meetings and give us a first-hand view of what could be done to increase our educational literacy rate. I am confident that many of their proposals would be very illuminating. When I was on the Washoe County Library Board of Trustees, we did this by holding our meetings at every county library. At the last State Board of Education meeting held this May in the Las Vegas and Carson City conference rooms, only one teacher came forward to present any public comment.

As a candidate for the Nevada State Board of Education-District 2 seat, my primary focus is on the urgent need for our students to be successful and technologically literate. This is not just for their personal growth but also the economic prosperity of Nevada in this increasingly competitive landscape. We are at a critical juncture in the era of technology and artificial intelligence. We must excel in technological literacy in education now and in the future. We must equip our students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in this rapidly evolving technological landscape.

A recent technological survey last year estimated that technical automation could potentially eliminate 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030, equating to 46% of the current jobs. To face this challenge head-on, we need solutions that are nothing short of a skills revolution, not least because 85% of all jobs in 2030 may not have been invented yet. We are in a technological revolution, so teaching must be emphasized in Math, Science, and technological literacy. We must prepare our students for their future and not be left behind. It’s a brave new technological world that is being thrust upon them.