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Boston Public School Provisional Teachers…Listen Up!

January 20, 2014 By jshore

This past week in Commonwealth Magazine, Boston Teacher Caroline Corcoran wrote, “I would spend the spring and summer months worrying about the future of my job, since I was a provisional teacher, and therefore could lose my job to a more … [Read more...]

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Teachers Union Nod? Oh, Yes!

June 1, 2013 By Mara Dolan

Public schools need to be better.  A whole lot better.  Yet in the valuable discussion of what to do and how, it is easy to fall into good union/bad union cliches which undermine even the most well-meaning critics, create a presumption of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, education, mara-dolan, teachers, unions

Stand for Children, MTA and other leaders agree on evaluations; now let’s make sure they drive staffing decisions

January 28, 2012 By jwilliams

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, attorney-general-martha-coakley, ballot-initiative, ballot-question, education, Great Teachers Great Schools, lawsuit, massachusetts, Massachusetts teachers union, massachusetts-teachers-association, mta, stand-for-children, teacher evaluations, teacher performance, teachers

Teachers, First Responders Call on Scott Brown to Stop Voting Against Jobs

October 27, 2011 By massuniting

“Scott Brown, Stop Voting Against Jobs.” That was the chant heard in Danvers last night as 50 teachers, first responders, unemployed workers and community activists gathered outside the Co Co Key Hotel, where Scott Brown was speaking to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american jobs act, danvers, first-responders, ma-sen, MassUniting, protest, scott-brown, teachers

Civic Engagement From the Top: A Local Example

April 5, 2011 By sondrap

Quality, equitable education for all our children is a laudable goal.  It usually turns up as one of the top three priorities on everyone’s list.  We know that educating our children, beginning with early education, is good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, civic-engagement, community-action, education, local-officials, opportunity-to-learn, teachers

Kristof: Pay teachers more

March 13, 2011 By massparent

A NY Times Op-Ed by Nicholas Kristof advocates for increasing teacher compensation, in order to compete with other countries by attracting more talented people into the profession as other high performing countries such as Singapore … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: compensation, kristoff, new-york-times, teachers

Boston Foundation fogs up ed debate

January 18, 2011 By Charley on the MTA

And then, strangely, later in the article you read this:Boston teachers make an average of $71,830, higher than the pay in eight surrounding cities and towns, according to the report. Now waiiiiit just a dad-burned second. Didn't they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, merit-pay, teachers, the-boston-foundation

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

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

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1in5awareness Lisa Nelson @1in5awareness ·
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“Fish in a Tree” at New York City Children’s Theater pulls viewers into the mind of an 8-year-old girl with dyslexia, using projections and immersive sound design. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/theater/fish-in-a-tree-dyslexia.html?fbclid=IwAR2fQBNo4HbtCzPMTuMkQVU5HJihS_5nbLa-XVnlw9bazMYdt0KXPpCaTFU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ #Dyslexia #education #NYC #NY #mapoli #MAedu #school #elemschool #edchat #IEP #LD

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As you can see here, women like this one and @juliaforboston have had enough of the harassment of @DoctorTurtleboy. So it's hilarious to watch him try and play the victim here when it's clear the low rent porn star is finally getting a taste of his own medicine. #mapoli?… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1638900492649594886

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lancerreynolds_ Lance Reynolds @lancerreynolds_ ·
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Though the group has met just once, Jim Rooney, president and CEO of the @bostonchamber, said its top priority is clear: making Massachusetts more competitive in attracting and retaining a talented workforce. #mapoli @SSChamber @crrchamber https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/22/massachusetts-chambers-band-together-in-new-policy-network/

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megandriscollco WageEquityNow @megandriscollco ·
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Great data! Trying to pass salary transparency bills in Massachusetts this session!! We need this!! #mapoli @KarenSpilka @nwlc

National Women's Law Center @nwlc

When employers are clear about salary expectations and standards, women benefit. We're past outdated and sexist barriers to pay equality, and we're demanding change. Now. https://nwlc.org/resource/pay-range-transparency-laws-benefit/

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realroborthman Robert Orthman @realroborthman ·
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Looking forward to this forum tonight at 7 pm & appreciate the opportunity. I’m a progressive that can win this seat & candidate who shows up everywhere in this district. Excited to chat with my JP neighbors! Livestream at https://www.facebook.com/JPProgressives?mibextid=LQQJ4d #mapoli #bospoli #brookline

JP Progressives @jpprogressives

Don't forget about our 10th Suffolk State Rep forum tomorrow night, 7 pm. Only 41 days until the primary!
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Lobby days are a lot of fun. It's great to see the sense of energy back in the State House with them. #mapoli

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Our 2023 lobby day is 3 weeks away on Thursday, April 13, at the State House!

Can you join us?

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/progressive-mass-2023-lobby-day

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