Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

As Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Education, Representative Peisch and her Senate co-chair, Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Jamaica Plain), work in partnership with the Secretary of Education and the leadership in the Legislature to set the direction and policy for the state in regards to education from birth through grade 12. Since being appointed House Chair last January, Rep. Peisch has chaired the School District Collaboration and Regionalization Commission, which released its report to the Legislature in August, served as a member of the leadership team for the Department of Early Education and Care's Early Learning Challenge Fund-Race to the Top application, and continues to chair Education Committee hearings and events on a weekly basis.

The Joint Committee on Education is focusing on several important issues this session, including the oversight of education collaboratives, virtual education, financial literacy, and improving third grade reading proficiency. Representative Peisch is particularly interested in working to close the achievement gap through increasing partnerships and collaboration among those in the education field, such as non-profit and advocacy groups, the government, and the private sector.

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