Senator Cronin is a statewide leader in efforts to increase access to vocational training and further align programming with regional workforce needs. He is a strong advocate for building partnerships between local industry and comprehensive high schools that provide vocational training programming to students. As a freshman Senator, John successfully advocated for $600,000 to expand Innovation Pathways programs statewide to address a growing social mobility and opportunity crisis. In his second year in office, John worked to expand funding for these programs to $5 million in the fiscal year 2023 budget.