The daughter of a single mother who arrived in this country with little from her native Honduras, Judith has spent her life fully understanding the struggles of the working class immigrants who make up the overwhelming majority of this diverse but economically disadvantaged community. Her empathy for their problems permeates all that she does. And, this personal background has given Judith a passion for public service, particularly for the underserved population in Chelsea, that is obvious and infectious. Judith is clearly the kind of committed public steward that government so desperately needs.
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I am a product of Chelsea public schools. I experienced firsthand the inequities in funding and support that students, teachers, and families in Chelsea and Everett face. My plan to make sure our students are thriving includes:
Establishing universal early education. Not only will this ensure that more kids have access to educational resources, but it will even the playing field for working parents who can’t afford private childcare
Expanding access to higher education. I supported funding that provides tuition to Bunker Hill Community College for Chelsea High graduates with academic achievement, and it is time to take that statewide.
Diversifying our schools by investing in more educators of color. Our students need to see themselves represented in the people they look up to
Funding the Student Opportunity Act so that kids from places like Chelsea and Everett don’t get left behind based on geography and socioeconomic status