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That means treating federal education funding as a long term investment in a skilled local workforce. Stopping federal support from being siphoned away into private voucher programs. Defending the Department of Education to ensure funding decisions are based on facts, not partisan agendas. Direct federal grants to hire more teachers, lower class sizes, and restore critical support staff.

Every community deserves a strong public school. Federal education policy should strengthen local schools rather than force communities into one size fits all solutions. Public dollars should support the schools that serve our children, not be redirected toward private and religious schools through voucher programs. The federal government should make sure students have access to equal public education opportunities.

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and build a full and dignified life. When we invest in public education, we invest in our children, our communities, our workforce, and the future of Indiana.

That is the kind of public education system I will fight to protect in Congress.

Just happened. Held in Clark County Jail.

“In 2013, nine-year-old Armelle Bondonga arrived in the United States with her family, seeking safety and asylum. She spent her childhood in Maine before moving to Kentucky in 2020, where she completed high school at Waggener—leaving behind a legacy as a vibrant, selfless, and deeply beloved student leader.

​Armelle poured her heart into Louisville, dedicating endless hours to community service and lifting up everyone around her. After earning her associate degree, she fell in love with Terrance Bradshaw, a U.S. citizen. Together, they built a life rooted in love and welcomed their precious son, Benir.

​On Wednesday, what should have been a joyful milestone—their final green card interview—turned into an absolute nightmare. Without warning, Armelle was arrested and detained by ICE right in front of her family. She remains trapped in detention in Jeffersonville, Indiana, brutally torn from her home and family in Louisville, ripped away from her 19-month-old baby who needs his mother.

Armelle's absence is being felt by her family and a community that adores her. If you want to help, please donate to the fund created by NAI to support her legal representation and her family https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-the-habeas-fund

Her attorneys Hishem Alsalman and Arianit Osmani are working diligently. Thank you to Nima Kulkarni for all the coordination and to Ryan Davis, her former teacher, for ringing the alarm. Please help us get our girl home to her family.

#Louisville #greencard #Armelle #waggenerhighschool