Education
The Education Committee works with state officials from the 18 ERC member jurisdictions to provide a policy forum, a vehicle for sharing best practices, and structure for advocacy on education issues affecting the region. The committee comprises education leaders from legislatures in each ERC member jurisdiction. The committee shares emerging solutions from state governments nationwide and sets the education programming agenda throughout the year. In recent years, the committee has prioritized teacher interstate mobility, standardized testing, and student debt.
Committee Chair
Senator Ernesto Lopez
Senator
Ernesto
Lopez
made
history
in
2012
by
becoming
the
first
Latino
elected
in
the
history
of
the
Delaware
State
Senate,
representing
the
6th
State
Senate
District.
Senator
Lopez
came
to
Delaware
as
a
young
child
from
Puerto
Rico
with
...
his
parents
and
has
lived
in
Delaware
for
over
30
years.
He
holds
an
E.dD.
in
Educational
Leadership
from
the
University
of
Delaware
where
he
has
worked
with
children
and
families
for
two
decades.
Senator
Lopez
currently
serves
on
the
following
Senate
committees:
Transportation
Health,
Children
and
Social
Services
Environmental,
Natural
Resources
and
Energy
Senator
Lopez
takes
pride
in
his
constituent
service
work
and
his
reputation
in
the
Senate
is
one
of
a
consensus-builder
who
works
across
the
aisle
and
with
members
of
all
parties
to
address
the
concerns
and
solve
the
problems
of
everyday
Delawareans.
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| Chair | |||
| Sen. Ernesto Lopez (Delaware) | |||
| Connecticut | Massachusetts | Nova Scotia | Québec |
| Rep. Michelle Cook Rep. Carol Hall * Rep. Kathleen McCarty * Rep. Robert Sanchez | Sen. Adam Hinds * Sen. Jason Lewis Sen. Joan Lovely Sen. Patrick O’Connor * Rep. Alice Peisch Rep. Paul Tucker | MLA Zac Churchill MLA Suzanne Lohnes-Croft* | (Vacant) |
| Delaware | New Hampshire | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| Sen. Laura Sturgeon Rep. Debra Heffernan * Rep. Earl Jaques Rep. Sean Matthews * Rep. Kimberly Williams | Sen. Jeanne Dietsch Sen. Jay Kahn Sen. David Watters * Sen. Ruth Ward * Rep. Rick Ladd Rep. Linda Tanner | Sen. Thomas Killion | Sen. Hanna Gallo Sen. Harold Metts Sen. James Sheehan * Sen. Ana Quezada * Rep. Gregg Amore * Rep. Justine Caldwell * Rep. Joseph McNamara Rep. William O’Brien |
| Maine | New Jersey | Prince Edward Island | Vermont |
| Rep. Gary Drinkwater * Rep. Richard Farnsworth * Rep. Victoria Kornfield Rep. Heidi Sampson | Sen. Teresa Ruiz Asw. Marlene Caride | (Vacant) | Sen. Phil Baruth Sen. Debbie Ingram Rep. Peter Conlon Rep. Katherine James * Rep. Casey Toof * Rep. Kate Webb |
| Maryland | New York | Puerto Rico | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sen. Bill Ferguson Sen. Nancy King * Sen. Paul Pinksy Sen. Andrew Serafini * Sp. Adrienne Jones Del. Anne Kaiser Del. Haven Shoemaker * Del. Alonzo Washington * | (Vacant) | Sen. Eduardo Bhatia * Sen. Luis Muniz * Sen. Abel Nazario Sen. Margarita Nolasco Rep. Yashira Lebron * Rep. Brenda Lopez * Rep. Guillermo Miranda Rep. Rafael Ortega | Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory Sen. Javan James * |
For more information on the Education Committee, please contact staff liaison
Max Morley
Email: mmorley@csg.org
direct: 859-244-8227