Rep. Jason Lewis: adequacy

It seems that Rep. Jason Lewis has read and absorbed the main points of the Boston Foundation's report on education funding in Massachusetts. In a letter to the Winchester Patch, he writes:

It is time that we reform education funding in Massachusetts to ensure that all our public schools can count on funding that is adequate, equitable, and sustainable.

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In the meantime, I am planning to file a number of bills related to education funding when the new Legislative Session gets underway in January. The first piece of legislation calls for the state to conduct an Adequacy Study to update the Chapter 70 Foundation Budget. This study would determine the true programmatic and financial resources required to provide a quality education for our children. It would also consider opportunities for achieving greater efficiencies and cost savings within and among school districts through such means as consolidation of smaller school districts and online/distance learning capabilities, particularly for high school students. The second bill calls for changes in the Chapter 70 formula to make education funding more equitable across middle income and wealthier communities.

I'll be looking for what he comes up with!