The difficult work of schooling during the pandemic will require a capacity to anticipate problems and solve them. 

While our students, their parents, and our educators have risen and are rising to the incredible challenges of remote teaching and learning, our state government should assist with technology and troubleshooting. 

I will support our families, teachers, and schools by:

• Advocating for stronger support from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to assist our schools with technology and resources to make remote learning work in every one of our schools: urban, suburban, rural, regional, and Charters.

• Pursuing cost-sharing arrangements with towns and cities.

• Funding the Student Opportunity Act.

• I will steadfastly support equity in all facets of our public education system (and throughout state government). As a product of the Danvers Public Schools, Westfield State College, and the University of Massachusetts, I know well the irreplaceable role our public schools play in creating opportunities for all students. We must invest in education from pre-K through college.