| Massachusetts,
home of America's first public elementary school and first public
high school, is a national leader in its efforts to reform the public
education system. Ever since there has been a United States of America,
there have been public schools, because a free education for all is
a critical component of our society. |
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As a United States Senator, I believe that the federal government
has two essential roles in the nation's public education system: to
help provide quality educational opportunities for all children and
to improve everyone's access to higher education. Ensuring that the
federal government fulfills its role in the nation's education system
is one of my highest legislative priorities. I believe that we must
increase our investment in public education to ensure that all students
are capable of meeting high standards; that we must maintain our commitment
to the most economically disadvantaged students and schools; that
we must ensure that schools have capable leaders and fully-certified
teachers; and that we must hold schools accountable for providing
children with a high-quality education. |
