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The causes which impel them to the separation

October 30, 2010 By peter-dolan

Dear Deval, My family hosted the first event in Gloucester for your campaign back in the spring of 2005.  Back then you had to promise Nancy Stolberg that you could muster a dozen people to hear you speak if you wanted to host a house … [Read more...]

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EDUCATION conference, that is

October 7, 2010 By lisag

Got to go back to headline writing school... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, massachusetts, mcas, privatization, public-education, teachers

Conference Oct. 16 of interest to BMG-ers (and others) concerned about public education

October 7, 2010 By lisag

CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUES CONFERENCE: "Taking Back Our Schools: Promoting Equity and Excellence in Public Education." Rep. Carl Sciortino, Melissa Colon, (Gaston Institute), Jose Lopez (co-chair Boston Coalition for Quality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, massachusetts, mcas, privatization, public-education, teachers

Education lobbist against teacher $ bill

July 28, 2010 By Pablo

Here's a pair of messages from Marc Kenen, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Charter School Association. posted 07/16/2010 Early next week The United States Senate will debate an appropriations bill that includes a new $10 billion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, school-funding

Alabama GOP and charter schools

July 13, 2010 By Pablo

Cross-posted at Red Mass Group. This is an interesting twist. Dr. Robert Bentley won the GOP nomination for governor tonight, beating the establishment candidate.  In his web biography, here's how he describes himself: He is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alabama, charter-schools, race-to-the-top

“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-22: Five lonely figures

May 28, 2010 By bill-schechter

ROUNDING THE GLOBE-Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage Five Figures Yesterday and today's Globe and Times carred five interesting figures. 1) In yesterday's NY Times, the JP Morgan Chase Co,  took out a full-page ad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, charter-schools, jp-moragn-chase, poverty-rate, science-mcas

Is the Globe Still Round Without Bill? Statistics 101

May 17, 2010 By tracynovick

I know Bill is on vacation, so I will do my level best on this latest from the Globe, 'though it appears the Herald jumped on this one, too. Cross-posted on who-cester, with a Worcester connection The new study put out by the Boston … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, education, globe

Why build charter schools

May 11, 2010 By seascraper

In addition, this is a tax credit on money that their lending, so they're also collecting interest on the loans as well as getting the thirty-nine percent tax credit. They piggy-back the tax credit on other kinds of federal tax credits like … [Read more...]

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Education Commish: Rules? What rules?? We make the rules…

May 7, 2010 By jgingloucester

So the response to a situation where you're caught red handed ignoring the impartial, professional advice of your own advisory committee and reviewers to satisfy a political agenda is to rewrite the policies and regulations to make sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bese, charter-schools, chester, inspector-general

NYT Charter Article – Good Read

May 2, 2010 By jgingloucester

Challenges in Replicating Charter School Success - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05... Good read on this issue -- points out that yes there are successful charters - far fewer than the pro-charter lobby would have one believe -- … [Read more...]

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Alongside YW Boston, I am grateful for Rep Nguyen, Rep Shand, and Sen Miranda's leadership on #ParityonBoard, filed this month! #ParityonBoard #mapoli #equity #representationmatters https://lnkd.in/efxNCWAk

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“A group approx. 25 Lynn activists drove to Boston Sat morning, where they rallied outside the State House — alongside dozens of housing justice advocates, labor union leaders and tenants — in support of a legislative rent control package.” https://www.itemlive.com/2023/01/29/lynn-activists-rally-for-rent-control/ #MApoli

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Jim Jones Lyons @JimLyonsMA team of Spaceballs are running out of time to further take the @massgop from suck to blow! Don't get your Schwartz twisted, Lyons, Door-Dash Diehl and Motormouth McMahon are preparing to jump to LUDICROUS speed to finish the job! #DumpJimLyons #mapoli

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"We are taking every single precaution and really sparing no expense to ensure that both patients and providers can feel safe, that their personal information will not be shared." #mapoli https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/01/mass-launches-abortion-legal-hotline-in-new-push-to-defend-reproductive-care.html

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Rep. Rodney Elliott of the 16th Middlesex district is the newest cosponsor (34th) of An Act to reduce incidence & death from #PancreaticCancer (House Docket #393/Senate Docket #264) THANK YOU! #magov #mapoli @ACSCANMA @PanCANBoston @PanCAN @letswinpc @lustgartenfdn @worldpcc

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Compared to state leg districts in MA, districts in other New England states have higher likelihoods of women running for office:
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