Cumberland's Solon Wins Governor for a Day Essay Contest
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Cumberland's Solon Wins Governor for a Day Essay Contest
"Cadence wrote a fantastic essay about important issues facing our state. Her passion for education is inspiring, and I can't wait for her to be sworn in as Rhode Island's 2019 Governor for a Day,” said Raimondo.
She will be sworn in as Governor for a Day in early May.
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Solon is a fifth-grade student at Ashton Elementary in Cumberland.
She wrote her essay about equal pay for women, the need for ESL and special education teachers, and school construction in Rhode Island.
"Of all the things I would like to change, what I would start with is to have more teachers in school to help children that don’t speak English or have disabilities. Just like we should support our communities with roads and bridges; also we need to support our children’s future and the world they will live in. The way I would achieve this is by sitting down to talk with principals and leaders for schools all across Rhode Island to make sure we have enough space and enough new special teachers. This is important because to succeed some students need help,” Solon wrote in her letter.
Read her full letter here
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