Dear Senator Gillibrand:
I am writing to you today wearing a number of different hats that I hope you will respect. First, I am a constituent living in New York City who has been pleased to vote for you in the past. Second, I am a life long educator, having studied education at our mutual alma mater, Dartmouth College and having taught at every level of school from junior high school to graduate school since 1993. Third, I am a scholar of public education, having earned my doctorate in 2002 and currently serving as the director of secondary education preparation programs at Seton Hall University. Fourth, and most importantly, I am the father of two public school students whose future education depends heavily upon the incentive systems that you and your fellow lawmakers vote upon in Washington, D.C.
I am writing to you for two reasons in particular. As Jon…
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