education & child care
Access to quality and affordable education and child care is a right, not a privilege.
Meg will advocate for:
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE
Increased state funding to ensure all working Massachusetts families have access to high quality early education programs
Increasing reimbursement rates for early educators
A comprehensive plan to implement universal child care
FULLY-FUNDED QUALITY PUBLIC CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Prioritizing funding for local school systems to ensure they have the resources necessary to provide high-quality education for our children
Mandating full-day kindergarten at all public schools
Increase funding for vocational high schools
Expanding after-school programs so that no child is left behind
Eliminating high-stakes tests
AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION
Providing free or affordable post-secondary education to all Massachusetts residents
Expanding opportunities for student loan repayment programs
SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATORS
Collective bargaining rights for all public school employees, including those who work at charter schools
Increasing pay and access to health insurance, pensions and unemployment benefits for adjunct faculty