Tom Birmingham on Education Former State Senate President; Democratic Challenger MA Governor

Sub-sections under Education:
• School Choice
• Other issues under Education

$106M yearly for early childhood education

$55M in new school building projects this year

Every student can attend college for $500 per year

Strong advocate for strengthening public schools

While others talk about education, Birmingham has consistently shown the courage to attack the problem head-on to get results. Here are some of the things Tom Birmingham has done to ensure all our kids get a great education, and the reason he is considered public education’s strongest and most effective advocate:
• Co-authored the historic Education Reform Act to address the crippling inequalities of Massachusetts’ education system
• Community partnership program provides $106 million each year to ensure high quality pre-schooling to the children of working families
• Expanded funding to help ensure more kids take advantage of school breakfast and summer school programs.
• Helped secure $55 million to launch new school building projects this year
• Initiated grants to improve test scores and teachers
• Made a college education more affordable.

Equal educational opportunity regardless of where kids live

Tom’s sweeping education reform brought new curricula and performance-based testing for students; higher standards for teachers; more accountability for teachers and administrators; and secured over $2 billion in new state funding for our schools.