As fears of childhood lead poisoning swept Boston in the 1980s, The Green Miles distinctly remembers being dragged to the doctor by The Green Mom to have his blood tested for lead poisoning, despite my protestations that no kid so wicked … [Read more...]
The G.O.P. and a Platform Built for the Past
To hear the pundits and political professionals talk about it, this election is all about turning out a party’s base. That’s because there are few if any undecided voters left and the only undecided voters that count are the ones residing … [Read more...]
An Open Letter from former Stand for Children members
As parents, teachers, and community members, we are Massachusetts grassroots activists for education. We read bills, testify at hearings, write letters to the editor, pore over budgets, speak at town meetings, make phone calls, and hold … [Read more...]
Slammed by Student Debt
From small technical schools to big state universities, plans are underway for graduation. Excited graduates will celebrate with their friends. Proud parents will take dozens of photos. Distinguished speakers will give advice about … [Read more...]
Tax the 1% in Massachusetts (revised)
How can we take advantage of the furor over income inequality and increase state revenues by taxing the 1%? David informs me (see first comment) that the Massachusetts constitution calls for a single income tax rate for everyone! Raising … [Read more...]
Attleboro DEMS Launch “Attleboro Democracy Magazine”
The Attleboro Democracy Magazine is a seasonal magazine created by the Attleboro Democratic City Committee devoted to exploring the issues most important to our state. The recently released issue on education features quite a cast of … [Read more...]
Attleboro Democrats publish magazine issue on education – Kerry, Murray, and Bump contribute
There are two big worries for the people of Massachusetts. The state of the country, and the state of the Boston Red Sox. We can't really do much about the latter, but for the former, Attleboro Democrats have created something that might … [Read more...]
Stand for Children, MTA and other leaders agree on evaluations; now let’s make sure they drive staffing decisions
With the introduction of the Great Teachers Great Schools initiative - An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools – earlier this month, and the subsequent lawsuit the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) filed to challenge Attorney … [Read more...]
Stand for Children: Lawmakers have chance to ensure schools promote and recognize teachers based on performance, not just seniority
Yesterday, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin transmitted to the state legislature An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools. The proposed initiative, if passed, would make necessary changes to state law to ensure every … [Read more...]
On The Question Of Virginity, Or, “Starter? I Can’t Make Her Stop!”
I got a weird little story about my friend Blitz Krieger to bring to you today. He’s had a crazy car problem, he has, and over the past few months he thought he had found a solution – in fact, he thought he had found the solution of his … [Read more...]
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