Hi, Ed, this is Mercer County Freeholder Tony Mack responding to the BackTalk item asking what am I doing, or what can we do collectively, to help young people who are not doing well in school, particularly in math. I proposed a science, technology and math high school to gain support of the freeholders, but it fell on deaf ears when it came time to implement it at the County Executive’s Office. I also proposed a science and technology middle school to prepare our children for science, technology and math, as that is the wave of the future. All indications are, if you do well in those subjects, you stand a better chance of doing well academically in high school and college. I’m also hosting my fourth Dropout Summit meeting on April 23 at Ewing Library, and I invite everyone to come and take part. It speaks directly to the parents in BackTalk. I can be reached at (609) 496-1578 or at my office 989-6961.

MackTalk in BackTalk

Let’s hope the parents sounding off in BackTalk can fit your summit into their schedules. — Ed. Note