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Massachusetts Legislators…LISTEN UP!

December 27, 2014 By jshore

In todays Boston Globe, Michael J. Maguire wrote a letter “James Peyser Supports Unfair Charter Schools,” and in a recent BMG post by Nopolitician, “Elections Have Consequences: Baker Hires Charter Booster as Education Secretary”  I found … [Read more...]

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Charter School Attrition

March 8, 2013 By jamaicaplainiac

Well, with Scot Lehigh once again burnishing the charter school myth in today's Globe, it's time once again to go to the numbers. Charter schools like to tout their test scores and long waiting lists, especially when advocating for more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, charter-schools, education, massachusetts department of education, public-schools, scot-lehigh

School quality? School choices? Yes and yes.

October 16, 2012 By massmarrier

A bold move by two Boston City Councilors and four state Reps (all in Boston districts) could lead to huge improvements in the so-so city schools. It might also come to little. Councilor John Connolly, who heads the body's education … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, connolly, education, public-schools, Quality Choices, student assignment

Stand for Children: Lawmakers have chance to ensure schools promote and recognize teachers based on performance, not just seniority

January 5, 2012 By jwilliams

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools, ballot-question, children, education, Great Teachers Great Schools, massachusetts, Massachusetts teachers, public-schools, Stand for Children Massachusetts, stand-for-children, teacher accountability, teacher effectiveness, UMASS Amherst poll

ROUNDING THE GLOBE 5: One Op Ed You Will Not Be Reading

March 10, 2010 By bill-schechter

This is one op ed you won't be reading in the Boston Globe. The Globe decided to "pass on it," as they have on most other dissenting education policy pieces over the past 17 years. What is the sound does an op ed page make without even one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, ed-reform, education-policy, globe, op-ed, public-schools

How Patrick can win back teachers

February 12, 2010 By opus123

Here are what I consider to be three "no-brainer" thing he can do to begin repairing relations with public school teachers: (1) provide incentives for charter school teachers to unionize or at least publicly encourage them to do so, (2) end … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, deval-patrick, education, patrick, public-schools, schools, teachers

Councilor Connolly Goes Public on Schools

October 27, 2009 By massmarrier

On the way to becoming a lawyer, he taught in a tough NYC school and then in a Boston charter one. He still believes in charters, not as the salvation but as proving grounds for prototypes to replicate.As well as the details of budgets, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, charter, connolly, education, funding, public-schools, teachers

Teachers Good; Teachers’ Unions Bad!

January 21, 2008 By shack

Three years later, I started taking education courses and began a career as a teacher.  I don't understand all the ins and outs of education policy, but I have a lot more insight into the things the community expects teachers to do and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, education, public-schools, teachers, unions

Will Public Education determine the election outcome?

August 20, 2006 By shack

Pablo put up a very interesting post that led to a good discussion of federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state Ed Reform.  My response to a good comment on that thread by Publius got so long that I decided I better create new post … [Read more...]

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Which #BostonMA #OfficeBuildings are joining in? And how many could #TurnOffTheLights every night? Let's see how dark can we go & how many #stars we can see in our #cities. #RestoreNature #DarkSkies #SaveEnergy #ClimateCrisis @CindyCreem @SeanGarballeyMA @RepSimonCataldo #MAPoli

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It's tomorrow! Iconic landmarks around the world, including our own @UNGeneva Palais des Nations, will switch off lights on #EarthHour.

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never heard of this joker before "former intern for Ted Sarandis" if @_ChrisCurtis was an intern for meathead #TedSarandis that's all ya gotta know What is it with these bald racists, #Massarotti and #ChrisCurtis ? Self-loathing due to lack of hair? #Mapoli @WEEI @GregHillWEEI

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Princeton over Arizona was my lock of the week.

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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Like I've been saying for awhile folks, @massdems are not as Blue and not as woke as profess to be. The goal in MA is getting elected period. That also goes for Black and electeds. Once elected they IGNORE will of voters.🙄🤦🏽‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli

chip goines @chipgoines

.@MassGovernor backtracks on making her office open to FOIA requests.
Now MA House Speaker @RonMariano is denying the State Auditor access to audit the legislature,
So much for @massdems & transparency! #mapoli https://twitter.com/mattpstout/status/1639302749731926016

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carcarll Mom needs coffee (Lisa Green) @carcarll ·
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Coulda bet a year's salary on it. She was the least transparent candidate imaginable—no debates, no questionnaires, nobody even knew where she lived. Why would she govern any differently? I wrote in my grandmother in the general. The Dem establishment in MA is hopeless. #mapoli

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.@MassGovernor backtracks on making her office open to FOIA requests.
Now MA House Speaker @RonMariano is denying the State Auditor access to audit the legislature,
So much for @massdems & transparency! #mapoli https://twitter.com/mattpstout/status/1639302749731926016

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