Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Representative McGonagle votes to enact Student Opportunity Act Investing $1.5 billion in public schools, updating statewide education policy and supporting effective approaches to close student opportunity gaps L ast week, State Representative Joe McGonagle along with his colleagues in both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature unanimously voted to enact the Student Opportunity Act. This legislation, providing an unprecedented $1.5 billion new investment in Massachusetts K-12 public education system, ensures public schools have the resources to provide high-quality education to students across the state, regardless of zip code or income level. Assuming inflation, over the seven-year implementation timeline the bill will provide an estimated $2.2 billion in support of public schools. The Student Opportunity Act provides significant support to school districts that serve English learners and high concentrations of low-income students. At the same time, all school districts across the Commonwealth will benefit from updates to the existing funding formula, along with increased state investments in vital education aid programs such as special education transportation, school construction and renovation, and the 21st Century Education Program. “Fully funding Everett’s schools is one of my top priMCGONAGLE | SEE PAGE 7 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net
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