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Opinion: The COVID-19 pandemic shows why South Carolina needs to expand Medicaid coverage
Honored to be featured by Teach For America South Carolina along with my wife, Monique Patton Garvin , as the organization celebrates a decade of service in South Carolina. Monique and I are both proud SC TFA alum and in the article share how our classroom experiences have shaped our current work.
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Honored to be featured by @TFA_SC along with my wife, @GarvinPatton, as the organization celebrates a decade of service in South Carolina. Monique and I are both proud SC TFA alum and in the article share how our classroom experiences have shaped our current work.
🍎Sunday was terrifically super serving #LickPops & #BlaizingIce at State Rep @Kambrell Garvin’s Back to School Extravaganza! Bringing joy to the new school year by keeping them cool with delicious frozen treats 😎
#backtoschool #cool #treats #popsicles #columbia #southcarolina
Thank you so much for coming out, Dr. Aditi!
- Educational Equity
- Fight to increase teacher salaries
- Reduce classroom size
- Increase per pupil spending
- Work to increase minimum wage
- Provide constituent services and regular legislative updates
- Develop public and private partnerships
- Ensure repair of bridges and roads
- Work to attract jobs o Support entrepreneurship and encourage residents to start businesses
- Ensure that SCE&G/ Santee Cooper/ co-operatives customers receive the best rates and are protected with better energy policy
- Evaluate disproportionate sentencing guidelines o Foster safe communities
- Fight to repeal “Stop and Frisk” warrantless searches
- Increase funding for police body cameras to protect citizens and law enforcement officers
- Protect our hospitals
- Encourage primary care
- Work to expand Medicaid
