10 Reasons Why We're Voting For A Democrat This November

Last week Republican candidate for Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker, released his plan for higher education in the Commonwealth. Over the past 8 years, Governor Deval Patrick has made college more affordable all while increasing the overall quality of higher education in our state. College students are aware of Baker's attempts to cut funding to education in the 1990's and we will be showing up to the polls this November. Read more about College Democrats of Massachusetts's opinion on Baker's plan on higher education in our press release: /www.macollegedems.org/archives/2964. #DebtSentence #BandAidBaker #Mapoli

1. Governor Deval Patrick

In 2010 Governor Patrick got Massachusetts a $250 million Race to the Top grant - a nationally competitive grant. Under his leadership MA schools have consistently ranked at the top of the nation on achievement tests

2. Republican Charlie Baker (Candidate for MA Governor)

As the Secretary of Administration and Finance, Republican Charlie Baker tried to gut state education spending by almost $200 million in 1996-97. Students will remember this fact at the polls this November.

3. Governor Deval Patrick

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Secured funding for new building and renovation projects at all of Massachusetts’ community colleges, state colleges, and UMass campuses.

4. Republican Charlie Baker (Candidate for MA Governor)

In his second budget, Republican Charlie Baker slashed public higher

education funding by at least $30 million, even as state spending rose by

2.5%.

5. Governor Deval Patrick

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Increased funding for public education, and froze tuition increases at UMass. For the second year in a row, there will be no increase in tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts.

6. Republican Charlie Baker (Candidate for MA Governor)

In 1996, Republican Charlie Baker refused to sign off on school disrtrict applications for $30 Million in state aid for computers in public school classrooms. Republican Charlie Baker pronounced himself unconvinced of the teaching value of computers in the classroom, despite the fact that the very same year Massachusetts ranked 49th for getting its schools connected to the internet.

Mr. Baker, we were in elementary school during the '90's and we will be getting sweet, sweet vengeance on election day.

7. Governor Deval Patrick

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Governor Patrick and University of Massachusetts announced a Downtown Springfield Satellite Center to create growth and opportunity in the region, opening this fall. This is part of the Patrick administration's effort to empower gateway cities and vulnerable students in MA.

8. Republican Charlie Baker (Candidate for MA Governor)

Republican Charlie Baker's plan on higher education does not adress low-income students and does not address student debt. You forgot about us in your plan Mr.Baker, and we will be forgetting about you this November.

9. Governor Deval Patrick

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In 2008, Governor Patrick created The Executive Office of Education to improve education policy coordination across all sectors

10. Republican Charlie Baker (Candidate for MA Governor)

Many of the ideas Baker proposed in his plan to address higher education, are already proposed by Democrats.