First, my thanks.
First and foremost, to the voters who cast their ballots for me.
In addition, to those of you who volunteered or contributed to my campaign, as well as those of you who have provided suggestions and advice on legislation over the years.
Now it’s time to return to my agenda for next year.
My three highest priorities are:
- Pre-kindergarten expansion We should provide full-day pre-k to all children whose parents want this valuable benefit. This is the logical next step after the competitive grant program we passed this year to stimulate innovation and expand access to high-quality early childhood education.
- Providing incentives for our best teachers to work with our low-income students The Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award repays a portion of the academic debt for these classroom leaders. We should consider expanding this program.
- Workplace fairness We need to hold supervisors and their employers responsible for their actions in the workplace. A supervisor is someone who has the authority to hire or fire employees, the Supreme Court found. Justice Ginsburg dissented, as she did in the Lilly Ledbetter case. A supervisor is also someone who can affect the employment of others and direct their work, she wrote.
I look forward to hearing from you about these and other issues.
