Cory Booker is known for his philanthropic work.
But he also served as a senator and a U.S. congressman from New Jersey.
Now, Booker is the first sitting senator from New England to lead a school.
And he is helping make education in New England more affordable, accessible, and accessible to students from low-income families.
“This is a major change,” Booker said in a news release.
“By doing this, we are making education accessible for our children, who will now be able to take it in class.
This will be a huge impact on New England’s schools and on the communities we serve.”
The Booker Foundation is building the new Booker High School in New York City, which will be open to all students who qualify.
The foundation is also building a $500 million, 100-acre research campus in Massachusetts that will provide additional research and development opportunities for the country’s most innovative schools.
Booker’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
His plan to lead the Booker Foundation’s education effort includes providing grants to schools and nonprofit organizations, creating a National Center for Education Research, and setting up an education advisory council.
Booker said the foundation’s $1.8 billion education budget will include grants and loans to support teachers and programs in the schools.
In New England, the Booker foundation is investing $500,000 in four schools: Harvard, Columbia, Northeastern, and Brown.
The money will be used to improve teacher training, expand learning in classrooms, and support the creation of a new science and math curriculum.
The schools also will offer new opportunities for students and staff to learn about education.
The center will create a center for teacher training and the development of new curriculum.
“The Booker Foundation will help ensure the education of the children and families of the United States,” Booker told reporters last week.
“We will be investing in our children’s education in a way that is truly sustainable, in a world that is a better place for everyone.”
A major part of Booker’s strategy for the Booker High school is to build upon the foundations of other successful U.N. schools, including Harvard, which Booker also served on the board of directors.
“I think the Booker school is a great example of what’s possible,” Booker spokesman Brian Oates said.
“Our focus will be on the children who are in the classrooms and how they learn, the quality of the instruction, and how we build up the students’ self-esteem.
We will be making investments in the teaching of our children that are relevant to them.”
Booker’s school will be the first to serve students from the poorest backgrounds in the country.
It will be located in the borough of South New York, which has the highest poverty rate in the U.K., according to the Office for National Statistics.
While the New England school will have a large focus on math, reading, and science, the foundation will also focus on more general education, which includes social and behavioral sciences.
Booker is hoping to create an atmosphere where children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are more accepted into the workforce.
“A lot of the schools in New Jersey are struggling with a lack of qualified teachers,” Booker explained.
“If you look at the success of other schools, we have a lot of good teachers.
But they are very low paid.
So I think it is important to create opportunities for those kids to get their hands on this experience and make sure that they are doing well.
The New England School will also be the largest single-site public school in the United Kingdom, with a population of roughly 12,000.
This is Booker’s third stint as an education leader.
His first stint as a U of M graduate was in 2007.
In 2010, Booker served as vice president of the New York State Board of Education.
He was named to the board in 2017.
Booker’s school, Booker High, is expected to open in the fall.