HARRISBURG – Senator Chuck McIlhinney (R-Bucks and Montgomery) has been selected to receive the Advocate for Public Education Award from the Pennsylvania Middle School Association.

McIlhinney received the award for his work with the Department of Education on the Schools to Watch program, one of the state’s preeminent measures of middle school performance. On behalf of PMSA, McIlhinney requested that a staff member from the Department be assigned to the Schools to Watch program to assist in reviewing applications and making school visits to evaluate performance.

"We should recognize those schools that consistently provide a top-notch education to the next generation of Pennsylvania’s leaders," McIlhinney said. “It is a great honor to receive this award, and I look forward to working with the Pennsylvania Middle School Association in the future to improve student achievement.”

PMSA Executive Director Lee Ference presented McIlhinney with the award at the Capitol yesterday.

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