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Student Teacher Sees Firsthand the Need for Staffing Decisions Based on Teacher Evaluations

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on May 11, 2012

In a recent letter to the editor, a Boston College sophomore shares how her experience as a student teacher in the Boston Public School system made her recognize that teacher evaluations must drive key staffing decisions in order for the most effective teachers to be placed in classrooms. 

Massachusetts Supreme Court Judges Consider Great Teachers Great Schools Ballot Question

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on May 11, 2012

Discussion of the Great Teachers Great Schools ballot initiative has reached the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Teacher Appreciation Day: Thank a teacher

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on May 8, 2012

Today is an important day – Teacher Appreciation Day. As part of the nationwide Teacher Appreciation Week, on this day, we feel it’s especially important to take this opportunity to recognize our educators in Massachusetts for the work they are doing and the great impact they are having on the lives of our children.

We've compiled a list of a few ideas of ways you can show your appreciation below:

Great Teachers: A Common Sense Solution to Improving Our Public Schools

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 30, 2012

Many of the problems facing many Massachusetts public schools – providing quality education, meeting state standards, and reducing the number of dropouts – could be improved by ensuring that the most effective teachers are placed in every classroom.

House Ways and Means Committee Calls for Increases to Education Funding in FY 2013 Budget

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 24, 2012

On April 11, 2012, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released its proposal for the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, calling for increases in education funding for all school districts. The Ways and Means Committee budget wants to provide increased funding to help the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) work to close the achievement gap and ensure Massachusetts students graduate from high school prepared for and with access to a college education.

Show Me Campaign Fellowship Encourages Students Working to Improve Education

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 23, 2012

In 2009, Grammy award-winning musician and current Stand for Children board member John Legend founded the Show Me Campaign Fellowship Program to encourage college students who are committed to social justice and working to improve the world. This year, the Fellowship will provide $3,000 stipends to college students who take on unpaid internships focused on improving education in the United States, or international development and global poverty.

My conversation with Reverend Talley and Worcester's Belmont Zion Church

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Posted by Maura Flanagan, Worcester Area Organizer on April 12, 2012

Lawmakers Hear From Supporters of the Great Teachers Great Schools Initiative

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 12, 2012

Great Teachers Great Schools Initiative Will Recognize Contributions of MA Teachers

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 5, 2012

Salem News recently published a letter to the editor from Stand for Children Massachusetts Executive Director Jason Williams in which he explained that the Great Teachers Great Schools campaign will ensure that the hard work and contributions of teachers are considered first when key staffing decisions are made in Massachusetts public schools. Th

Teacher staffing, assignment should be informed, driven by new evaluation system

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Posted by sholdren@stand.org on April 3, 2012

A recent article published by The Heights, Boston College’s independent student newspaper, examined the set of teacher evaluations developed last year by education and labor leaders in Massachusetts and concluded that while the new evaluations have the potential to be effective, current key staffing decisions clearly place emphasis on seniority rather than the results of performance evaluations.

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