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Governor Patrick appoints new Council on Education

August 6, 2007 By AmberPaw

Here are the members:The complete list of names on the leadership council, through the press release, includes:Sen. Robert Antonioni, Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Leominster DemocratDan Asquino, Mount Wachusett … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, governor-patrick, harry-spence

Harry Spence to be replaced this week as DSS Commissioner

May 23, 2007 By AmberPaw

According to the WTG:BOSTON? The embattled head of the state's child welfare system will be replaced Wednesday as Gov. Deval Patrick looks to put his stamp on state government, a source told The Associated Press.According to the WTG, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, commissioner, dss, foster-care, harry-spence

Kentucky holds a summit on child welfare law – why don’t we?

April 26, 2007 By AmberPaw

The Chief Justice of the Kentucky Juvenile Court System goes on to say:The changes, which will take effect immediately, coincided with the announcement of an initiative by Lambert to improve Kentucky's courts and child welfare system.The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: adoption, child-welfare, children, dss, families, foster-care, harry-spence, reunification

Will Governor Patrick keep Harry Spence as the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services?

April 14, 2007 By AmberPaw

The problem is, Commissioner Spence is a Harvard Law School graduate who appears to subscribe to the "social eugenics" implicit in ASFA. {The so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act]  See:  http://www.casanet.o...A major change … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bianco-raid, dss, governor-patrick, harry-spence, new-bedford

“Fighting Harry” Spence, COMES OUT SWINGING AT FEDERAL AGENCY

March 13, 2007 By AmberPaw

As many of you know, I have my issues with DSS and its Commissioner, Harry Spence.  However, I have a new name for him now, "Fighting Harry" after the way he came out swinging at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Goons.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detainees, dss, harry-spence, ice, immigrantion, immigration-and-customs-enforcement, new-bedford

DSS returns $20,000,00.00 while failing to serve families!

February 18, 2007 By AmberPaw

The Boston Globe reports that Harry Spence, DSS Commissioner, RETURNED Twenty MILLION unused dollars.  The combined salaries for every social worker at the agency come to only $11,000,000!!!See:  http://www.boston.co...I have had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, children, dss, foster-care, harry-spence, taxes

Time for a NEW Commissioner of the Department of Social Services

February 13, 2007 By AmberPaw

It is time for a new Commissioner of Social Services.  Eileen McNamara of the Globe has it exactly right when she says:That kind of resignation might be understandable from a weary commissioner now serving under his third governor, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, commissioners, deval-patrick, dss, eileen-mcnamara, harry-spence, joan-wallace-benjamin

ANOTHER DEAD CHILD – How could it happen AGAIN – the DSS statutes have a big black hole

February 9, 2007 By AmberPaw

Thus, the failure of either G.L. c. 210 Sec. 3 http://www.mass.gov/... or any other portion of the child welfare statute to define "best interests" and what the Department of Social Services is supposed to DO to protect children is what, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: black-hole, chairman-rogers, child-abuse, dss, foster-care, harry-spence, house-cmmittee-on-child-abuse-and-neglect, statutes

Governor Patrick’s first Podcast (of the WTKK call-in show)

February 8, 2007 By AmberPaw

Actually, you can even click on a link which will e-mail questions to be asked of the Governor at the next Podcast.I happened to focus on the question about DSS because my opinion is that DSS is out of control, and that the combination of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, dss, email-the-gov, governor, harry-spence, podcast

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