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Rep. Cataldo, Rep. Sena, and Sen. Eldridge Congratulate the Town of Acton on Securing Over $2.3 Million in State Grants
State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough), State Representative Simon Cataldo (D-Concord), and State Representative Danillo Sena (D-Acton) are thrilled to announce that through the FY26 round of the Community One Stop for Growth, the Town of Acton has been awarded more than $2.3 million in state funding to support housing infrastructure, transportation improvements, and economic revitalization through public art.
Literacy crisis: State House hearing will determine if Massachusetts schools successfully teach students to read or not
When it comes to teaching students how to read - the basic building block of all education - schools aren’t getting the job done themselves.
And that means someone has to step up and take charge.
“It’s not OK,” Rep. Simon Cataldo, sponsor of the bill told Contrarian Boston. “It’s something that needs to be changed right away.”
NBC 10 Boston: Commission gives recommendations to combat antisemitism in Mass. schools
"Students, we heard again and again, would actually report an incident of virulent antisemitism. They'd often be gaslit," Cataldo said. "It would be minimized.”
Rep. Simon Cataldo at the NCSL 50th Anniversary - GBH
Representative Cataldo sits down with GBH's Tonia Magras at the National Conference on State Legislature's 50th anniversary in Boston. He talks transportation, literacy education, the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, and more!
Boston Globe: State commission offers recommendations to curb antisemitic incidents in K-12 schools
“These recommendations offer a clear, actionable playbook for state and local school leaders to create safer, more inclusive learning environments,” said state Representative Simon Cataldo, a Concord Democrat who co-chairs the commission with Velis.
Mass. Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism Votes to Adopt Preliminary K-12 Findings & Recommendations
During the meeting, Special Commission co-chairs Senator John C. Velis (D-Westfield) and Representative Simon J. Cataldo (D-Concord) expressed their profound gratitude to the many community members who courageously shared their experiences with antisemitism in local schools— contributions that played a vital role in shaping the Commission’s report. They also acknowledged the widespread support the preliminary report received from officials across the state.
Boston Globe: Massachusetts’ sinking reading scores should be a five-alarm fire on Beacon Hill
“Cataldo, a former special education teacher, said: ‘What are we doing in government if we’re not ensuring that a student can read?’”
Hanscom House Delegation Pens Comment Letter on Notice of Project Change Filing
“The Navy Hangar Project, as presented in the NPC, appears to serve in part as a foundational phase of the larger, comprehensive North Airfield development, rather than a completely severed undertaking.”
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