Father of 6 Will Make Education a Priority

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September 8, 2010

FRANCO’S BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN

Father of 6 Will Make Education a Priority

Paxton, MA…Today Paul Franco, Republican candidate for State Representative in the Thirteenth Worcester District announced that education will be one of his top priorities.

“I am a father not a politician. When our children graduate from high school, I want our children to be prepared to either go to College or excel at a trade of their choice,” said Franco. “I want tough academic standards, extensive training in the basics, smaller class sizes, and more dollars in the classrooms. As the next State Representative, I will be on the side of our students and parents rather than the teachers’ union.”

Franco’s Educational Priorities are:

· Tough Academics-- Franco opposes the Patrick Administration’s move to adopt the federal government’s ‘Common Core’ standards which lower standards in the Commonwealth. Franco supports keeping MCAS. As a father of six children, he is committed to fighting for the highest academic standards.

· Back to Basics—Franco wants stronger emphasis on the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic so they have the building blocks for the future.

· Smaller Class Sizes—Franco supports smaller class sizes so that our students get more individual attention.

· Dollars in Classrooms—Franco wants our educational dollars to be spent in the classrooms educating our children rather than going to bureaucracy. He will fight for our fair share of local aid funding.

“We know how best to educate our children not some Washington bureaucrats. Parents can count on me to fight against the lowering of academic standards. We are not going to take a step backwards on education,” said Franco. “My goal is to keep the Commonwealth’s status as the best in the nation.”

Lieutenant Colonel Paul J. Franco just came off active duty as a US Army Reservist. He has been working as a Soldiers’ Counsel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, for the past year as a mobilized US Army Reservist. He was recently awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Northern Regional Medical Commander, Major General Carla Hawley-Bowland, for his “unwavering professionalism, commitment.”

Besides being an officer in the US Army Reserve since 1980, Franco has lived in Worcester for 22 years where he has practiced law. He has worked as an attorney with the Law Offices of Joseph J. Cariglia for the past 10 years. Franco has also been active within the community serving on the West Tatnuck Elementary Parents’ Advisory Council, Christ the King Church Parish Council, and as Director of Tee-ball and AA Boys Baseball Leagues for 2008-2009 with the Jesse Burkett Little League. He has also coached and served on the Board of Directors for the St. Peter’s Church basketball league and he has coached youth soccer in Worcester since 1994.

Franco has been married to Mary Ann Franco for nearly 27 years and they have six children, ranging in ages from eight to 25. All of his children are or have attended the Worcester Public Schools.

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