SENATOR LACHOWICZ RECEIVES PERFECT SCORE ON EDUCATION RECORD

Posted: October 30, 2013 | Senator Lachowicz

Education group praises lawmaker for supporting public schools

 

AUGUSTA – Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville has received a 100% rating from the Maine Education Association for her support of education issues during the 126th Legislature.

 

“Every child in Maine deserves a quality education and the chance to succeed,” said Senator Lachowicz. “We must ensure that our public schools receive the support they need to help guarantee that our children can reach their fullest potential.”

 

Senator Lachowicz is one of 14 Democratic senators to receive a perfect score from the Maine Education Association.

 

The Maine Education Association represents 25,000 educators in Maine and is dedicated to supporting policies and laws to improve public education.

 

During the 2013 legislative session, Senator Lachowicz supported the Legislature’s two-year budget, which provided an additional $30 million in funding for public schools and provides a path for the state to fulfill its commitment to fund education at the 55 percent level.

 

Senator Lachowicz also supported bills to increase suicide awareness and prevention in schools, improve the rules for restraint and seclusion, and increase school funding by phasing out a provision that allowed some districts to reduce funding to their schools

 

Senator Lachowicz opposed a bill to allow guns in schools, and the Governor’s proposal for the state to take over failing schools, create a voucher system, and lift the cap on the number of charter schools.

 

The Legislature will reconvene in January 2014.

 

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