As the mother of three young children in public schools and a product of Bay Area public schools herself, Rebecca has made our schools and student success her top priorities in the Assembly. She is fighting to ensure our education system is fully funded and that every child is given the opportunity to succeed.

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When COVID-related budget decisions threatened California’s public schools, Rebecca held her ground to protect our schools – ensuring our schools remain a top priority. She has also passed legislation to fund our public schools by bringing California's education spending up to the national per pupil average or higher (AB 39).

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She is also fighting to keep college affordable so that every child has the opportunity to earn a college degree, including pass a bill to remove income exclusions which penalize families on CalWORKs (AB 807). And she worked to provide key protections for the nearly 100,000 California students who attend online for-profit and out-of-state schools by requiring these schools comply with state accreditation requirements (AB 1344).

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She remains focused on ensuring our children get a top-level education from pre-k through college by fully funding our public schools and guaranteeing universal pre-school so that every child has the opportunity to succeed. Studies show that student success begins at a young age and early education is proven to produce tremendous results. Preschool is economically advisable as well, proven to yield a high return on investment for our communities by reducing teen pregnancies and crime and improving overall earning power.

She has also supported funding vocational and career technical education programs that help our economy grow and efforts to help college students graduate without crippling debt.