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In November, Massachusetts residents will be asked to vote on a ballot question backed by a group called, deceptively, Stand for Children. But critics of the organization, which is funded by corporate foundations and has deep ties to Bain Capital, say a more accurate name might be Stand Against Teachers. 
Just five months ago Governor Deval Patrick came to the Murkland School in Lowell to celebrate huge gains on the MCAS tests by students there. This week administration officials gave the nod to a for-profit charter school in Lowell that will compete with the Murkland for scarce resources. 
AFT Massachusetts, which represents over 22,000 teachers, librarians, nurses, custodians and college faculty, has endorsed Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. “Elizabeth Warren promises to be a strong voice for education in Washington,” said Thomas Gosnell, president of AFT Massachusetts. 
Matt Robinson, an ELA and journalism teacher at the Burke High School in Boston, says that he is learning to juggle the needs of his students, the demands of a “turnaround” school and the requirements of his graduate studies. 
Save the date! The AFT Massachusetts Education/Legislative Issues Conference is Saturday, March 24th. 
The 500 members of the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees wear their residency in this long-struggling city as a badge of honor. Unlike so many of the city’s former inhabitants, the PFSE members have chosen to stay. |
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