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“As a retired educator, I have seen first-hand the impact a great education can have on a young person’s life. I will always be a champion for public schools, our teachers, our children, and our HBCUs.” – Alma Adams
Education has always been a top priority to Congresswoman Adams. As a retired professor, she knows quality education opens up opportunities for anyone to live the American Dream. Throughout her career in public service, she has relentlessly fought against the reckless cuts to our public and higher education systems, and especially those cuts that disproportionately affect HBCUs in North Carolina.
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Congresswoman Adams will always stand up and fight for our public schools. She knows a good public education is an American value, and she works to provide a good public education for everyone.
Congresswoman Adams understands the challenges facing public education as well as anyone. She knows it is getting harder and harder for students to afford to attend colleges and universities. In Congress, Congresswoman Adams will work to increase student support, such as Pell Grants, and the reduction in the interest rate on student loans. She also continues fighting to cancel debt for past and current students who are struggling to pay off their loans. Specifically, she has introduced a resolution with Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley calling on the President to forgive $50,000 in student loan debt for every American.
Congresswoman Adams introduced the bipartisan, bicameral IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act – the most significant investment in HBCUs infrastructure in generations.
She introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to condemn the bomb threats made against HBCUs, which passed the House (418-0) and Senate unanimously.
Additionally, she introduced the bicameral EDUCATORS for America Act with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), the most significant initiative to improve the teacher pipeline and graduate more career-ready teachers and school support staff in a decade.
The first piece of legislation she introduced in the House was the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Professional Readiness Education Preparation (STEM PREP) Act. The STEM PREP Act helps create a pipeline of skilled workers to enter STEM fields. The STEM PREP Act also prioritizes the inclusion of fine arts in technical education. This equips employees with not only the technical skills and critical thinking skills needed to do the job.
A graduate of an HBCU and a professor at one for 40 years, Congresswoman Adams recognizes the importance of HBCUs in their communities and their impacts on their students. The first bill she co-sponsored focused on the restoration and preservation of these historic sites. As founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, she is guaranteeing that HBCUs are always a part of legislative conversations.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 5, 2022) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is excited to announce one internship opportunity in her Washington, D.C. office as well as one internship opportunity in her Charlotte, N.C. office for the Spring 2023 semester. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately; applications close on Friday, December 16, 2022. This internship includes a monthly stipend for eligible candidates.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02) announced 3 companies and organizations joining the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Partnership Challenge: AbbVie, Amgen, and Protective Life Corporation. The HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge is an effort to promote greater engagement and support between private companies and HBCUs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, along with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), and HBCU Caucus co-chair Rep.
WASHINGTON – Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus co-chairs Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.) and Representative French Hill (R-Ark.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray.
CHARLOTTE (September 6, 2022) – This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) spoke at the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum, formerly known as the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum. The Congresswoman spoke to her accomplishments and priorities during the 117th Congress, and answered multiple questions from constituents and attendees.