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A Year Like No Other
In a turbulent year, educators are using their voices – loudly and clearly – to advocate for their students, their schools and their communities.
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New polling data says Mass. residents:
-Strongly support systemic changes to reimagine public education
-Overwhelmingly understand the need for the state to increase funding for our public schools & colleges
-Say #cancelMCAS this spring
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"I can't think of any educational organization that does research that says high-stakes testing is the way to go." — Ricardo Rosa, associate professor of public policy at UMass Dartmouth and a New Bedford parent #LessTesting #OptOut — via New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools facebook.com/massteacher
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If you were in Burlington today, you likely saw red! Across the district, @burlington_educators_assoc members sported red in a show of support for their bargaining team. #redfored instagram.com/massteacher
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Educators advocate for public higher ed
MTA members and leaders are testifying in support of three bills calling for safe facilities, higher ed funding and affordability.
read morePoll shows deep support for public education, educators
Two-thirds of survey respondents agreed that coming out of the pandemic is a time to reimagine public education.
read moreMTA Today: Progress on many fronts
Read the latest issue of MTA Today for coverage of the progress made and the challenges still ahead as educators and students head toward the finish line of a turbulent year.
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