Cortese: Sacramento bus trip lets students speak with representatives about education

This year, local students and education advocates from the Sacramento community had the opportunity to share their personal testimonies with state elected officials regarding education in California. Students brought up numerous issues that highlighted the clear disparity and lack of support, sparking the conversation for why fully funded education is a necessity.

Photo taken during State Senator Dave Cortese's 2019 Sacramento bus trip for education. Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Dave Cortese.

The dialogue was led by students of all ages who provided personal testimony that reflected on their educational experience during a time of drastically altered learning conditions.

By Senator Dave Cortese, San Jose Spotlight | 6/15/2021

The 18th annual Sacramento Bus Trip for Education shaped up to be another informative and earnest conversation with “Bus Trip participants” and my colleagues in the Senate and State Assembly. There was much to discuss with students returning to their classrooms and schools navigating our educational landscape amid COVID-19 and beyond. Topics brought up during this year’s trip ranged from schools reopening to school-based mental health support systems, closing the digital divide for students, the state’s education budget and more. Read More