Last week, the senate voted to defeat a bill that proposed to raise the current cap on charter schools in 29 districts. Beginning in 2017 the cap would rise from 18% to 23% of those school districts’ spending. Before the vote, we heard … [Read more...]
Common Sense Tax Reform Needed to Move MA Forward
Here is a copy of the Op Ed I submitted to papers last week. Now more than ever it is crucial to speak out about the importance of sufficient revenue: Massachusetts has reached a fork in the road. One path leads to an even better … [Read more...]
Increasing Transparency in Higher Education
These provisions would be in addition to the current filing requirements made to the attorney general. As we learned from the financial meltdown, self-regulation simply doesn't work. Accountability and transparency are vital to good … [Read more...]