students attending the brook academy charter schools in rosalyn dale and east boston had higher scoreson the english and math park exams than students in carlisle, belmont, sud bury, sharon, concord, way len, wes on the and newton. in fact, they had higher scores than students from every k-8 school in massachusetts. now, we're willing to discuss and we're willing to hear both sides. but a state that places such a high value on education should not place arbitrary limits on parents' access to high quality schools. and we should not sit idly by while so many parents feel the pain of miss eed opportunity fo their kids. thank you. now, i get that energy, opioids and education by thursday please are challenging and complex issues. but i believe we can successfully take them on. over the past year, we worked together to expand and increase the earned income tax credit for 400,000 low-income families. executed in early retirement program to save $125 million every year and enacted dramatic reforms of the mbta solved two major budget deficits without raising taxes or fees and providing a down