DiDomenico Serves as a Member of NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission

BOSTON- Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico traveled back to Washington D.C. to serve as a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Student Centered Learning Commission. The Senator was appointed to the Commission by Senate President Stan Rosenberg for his leadership on education policy and the Senate Kids First initiative, a multi-year initiative led by DiDomenico to identify and support innovative strategies for investing in Massachusetts’ children.

Senator DiDomenico was joined by a bipartisan group of state legislators from across the country to identify legislative policy options, obstacles, and recommendations to help commission members and other legislators move forward with systems that support student-centered learning opportunities.

“It was a pleasure to travel back to our nation’s capital and participate in the NCSL’s Student Centered Learning Commission,” said Senator Sal DiDomenico. “This forum provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas for developing schools systems with innovative and holistic approaches to educating our children, and I was proud to share the important recommendations in our Kids First blueprint with legislators from across the country. I look forward to working with my fellow commission members in the future and sharing our findings with my colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature.” 

The National Conference of State Legislatures has been the voice of state legislatures in Washington, D.C. and has provided support to state legislatures since 1975.  The Student-Centered Learning Commission is a new working group created by the NCSL to help states integrate student-centered learning techniques into their current school systems. “Student-centered learning” refers to a variety of educational programs, learning experiences, approaches, and academic-support strategies that are intended to address the unique learning needs, interests, and/or cultural backgrounds of individual students. 

This forum in Washington D.C. was the first meeting for the commission members. DiDomenico will also participate in two upcoming webinars to discuss legislative activity in the states and address key concepts in student-centered learning. He will also participate in a Legislative Summit in Boston where commission members will reflect on their work and make recommendations for next steps.

This was the second time this year that Senator DiDomenico traveled to Washington D.C. to represent Massachusetts. In April, DiDomenico led a group of his Senate colleagues to D.C. to gather information on the future of the federal budget and to advocate against potential spending cuts that will have a negative impact on the Commonwealth. 

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