We need smaller class sizes and longer school days in order to prepare our children to be competitive in a global economy. Just as we must make the education of our children a top priority, we must also address the challenges and opportunities brought on by our aging population. Keeping older workers engaged in the workforce through job re-training and as mentors is of benefit to our economy. And of course, we need the state to increase its contribution to school funding – a contribution that has been badly eroded and leaves cities and towns wrestling with property tax battles.

• Reduce class size and increase the number of learning hours for children through changes in the traditional school calendar;
   
• Expand the number of trained college counselors working in our public high schools to help more students achieve college readiness;
   
• Invest in our Community College system as the hub for affordable higher education and job re-training and expand Bristol Community College's Attleboro campus to meet the needs of a growing Life Science industry.

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DISTRICT REPRESENTED: NORFOLK, BRISTOL AND MIDDLESEX.
Attleboro (wards 1 & 2, ward 3, precinct A), Franklin (precincts 2, 3 & 4), Millis, Natick (precincts 6, 7, 9 & 10),
Needham, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Sherborn, Wayland, Wellesley (precincts B, F & G), Wrentham

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