World of Wellesley Brings Frank, Creem, Peisch and Ross to Talk Education
Four Massachusetts politicians met at Mass Bay Community College to talk education reform.
Four state legislators met in a forum sponsored by the World of Wellesley and Mass Bay Community College to talk about education reform. Congressman Barney Frank, Senators Cynthia Creem and Richard Ross, and representative Alice Peisch also discussed how education impacts other issues such as immigration and healthcare. The forum was moderated by Edward Harding, anchor for WCVB News. Two of the specific educational issues mentioned by the legislators involved lengthening the school day and school year, and closing the "achievement gap," which Peisch as "the difference between higher performing students and lower performing students." Peisch commented that, with extracurricular activities and schoolwork included, the school day is already …
