Hogan wins as Dems make gains

That’s the banner headline in today’s Sun. That’s the message the voters sent.

Party labels don’t matter. It’s the end product that counts.

Pre-kindergarten-12th grade education will be the most important issue before the Governor and the General Assembly the next four years.

How much funding should the state provide for local school systems?

How should we hold those systems accountable for their end product – students’ ability to function in the 21st Century economy?

My first post-election event was a speech this morning by Brit Kirwan, the chair of the commission that will soon issue its recommendations on these issues.

Pre-k should start at birth because the first three years of a child’s life are the most formative, Kirwan stated.

Expansion of family support centers, which provide a wide range of parent/child activities and child development services, has been considered by the commission.

I’ve been involved with the centers since their inception.

Thank you for again honoring me with the opportunity to work on this and other issues.