Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024 Senators announce steps to transform early education system, read to ABCD Head Start children By Tara Vocino L ast Thursday morning, Senate President Karen Spilka, Senator Jason Lewis, who is Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, and Senator Sal DiDomenico, who is Assistant Majority Leader and Vice Chair of the Education Committee, toured the ABCD Head Start childcare center in Malden and announced the Senate’s next steps to transform Massachusetts’ early education and care system. Senators then read “Hair Love” by Matthew Cherry to children. State Senators Sal DiDomenico and Robyn Kennedy read to sixth graders. Shown from left to right: Front row: Antonio Wang, Kayla Ho, Alice De Souza, Kyaneliz Gómez, Danica Chen, Senator Robyn Kennedy and Joao Soares Viana Pereira; back row: Stella Rocha, Paula Prata, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Theo Boudreau, Mandy Rong and Matheus Sposit Ambrosio. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Senate President Karen Spilka read “Hair Love” to early childhood coach Melanie Sakta, preschoolers Abigail Raphael, Allison Raphael and Noah Destin and teacher Katie BergmeierEsterberg. Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Action for Boston Community Developmen t (ABCD) President/CEO Sharon ScottChandler, Esq. said they service Malden and Everett. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma St rategies for Child ren Executive Director Amy O’Leary said making funding permanent is an important next step. ABCD Head Start Center Director Gabby Florio said Head Start helps parents and caregivers to f ind employment, housing and food security. Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka thanked Senators Jason Lewis and Sal DiDomenico, Mayor Gary Christenson and City Council President Stephen Winslow (Ward 6) for their advocacy for early education. Spilka announced that the Senate would consider an early education and care bill on March 14. During last Thursday ’s press conference at ABCD Head Start in Malden, Joint Committee on Education Chairperson Sena t or Jason Lewis said the early education act would mandate a sliding scale based on family income. Senator Becca Rausch read “Hair Love” by Matthew Cherry to preschoolers Helena Soares Guedes Maciel and twins Anson and Kenny Zeng, with Senator Jason Lewis looking on.
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