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Halloween, Headless Horsemen and Literature in our Schools
Posted by Jim Stergios October 30, 2011 02:07 PM http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2011/10/halloween_headless_horsemen_an.html In this season of ghosts and goblins, it seems only appropriate to think about the … [Read more...]
METCO merits increased funding
The MetroWest Daily News Circulation: 24,357 Sunday By Susan Eaton and Jamie Gass/Guest columnists Susan Eaton is research director at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School and … [Read more...]
METCO is a program worth supporting
METCO is a program worth supporting The Standard-Times (New Bedford) Circulation: 31,629 daily By SUSAN EATON and JAMIE GASS October 06, 2011 12:00 AM Massachusetts' 2010 education reform law is entitled "An Act Relative to … [Read more...]
We Need More Transparency
From Jim Stergios: In all the excitement over the launch of www.massopenbooks.com, some have pitted our efforts against those currently underway in the State Treasurer’s office and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. … [Read more...]
Transparency 2.0: Pioneer’s New & Improved MassOpenBooks is here!
MassOpenBooks.com is an indispensable online tool that uses public information to drive transparency and accountability in state government. Click the box below for our latest version, which provides access to important data and … [Read more...]
Ignoring our rich labor history
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Circulation: 90,000 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 by Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass In Federalist #10, James Madison wrote that regulation of competing interests like labor and management is the … [Read more...]
17,000 state workers get $42 million in pay raises
Here's the preview clip, tune in tonight at 10 for the full story on Fox 25. Fox Undercover Preview: MyFoxBOSTON.com Thought we were in a recession... As Pioneer's Jim Stergios points out about 2 minutes in, students who are being asked … [Read more...]
Former DC Mayor Anthony Williams: Education is the Key to Democracy
Mayor Williams is a national advocate for school choice, and he has a great op-ed in today's Worcester Telegram & Gazette that is drawn from remarks he delivered at a graduation ceremony held at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. … [Read more...]
Radio Clip: Pioneer’s Jamie Gass & AFT’s Tom Gosnell Join Dan Rea To Discuss Teacher Evaluations
NightSide – Pioneer's Jamie Gass & AFT's Tom Gosnell Join Dan Rea To Discuss Teacher Evaluations Original broadcast July 6, 2011 BOSTON (CBS) – Since standardized testing entered the education world, there has been a debate … [Read more...]