Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Framingham deserves more statewide recognition and financial support than it presently receives for its powerhouse educational nucleus. Our broad spectrum of schools and services enriches not only our community but also the entire MetroWest area. Our taxpayers support education directly through the tax dollars we pay and indirectly through the income lost from valuable tax exempt property they use. Our local contribution entitles us to our place at the table when State funding and reimbursement are under consideration by the legislature and the Governor. My job as your State Representative will be to bring to Framingham our fair share of State aid and programs to maintain and strengthen our educational infrastructure and programs. Consider the particulars: Framingham is home to a successful K-12 public system as well as a strong K-12 parochial school system with St. Bridget and Marian High. Framingham hosts the internationally known Sudbury Valley School, the Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School, Keefe Technical Vocational High School, the Thayer Campus of FHS, The Learning Center for the Deaf, Framingham Jewish Day School and the Summit Montessori School. Don't overlook Framingham State College, Mass. Bay Community College and a Clark University graduate program facility. Together our community, MetroWest and the Commonwealth all benefit when these institutions are strong and successful. They attract and retain young people who contribute to our economic prosperity and desirability as a residential community. I will work to direct the attention of my legislative colleagues and the Governor to Framingham's important contribution to those values and to the importance of their receiving significant support.

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