Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tell us: do you think we need to increase taxes to strengthen education and transportation?
In his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday night, Gov. Deval Patrick proposed raising the state's income tax by 1 percentage point and lowering the sales tax to pay for $2 billion in transportation improvements and early childhood education programs. "There is no good time to raise taxes. I know how tough the times have been on the people and families of the Commonwealth. And though the worst of the recession is over, many, many families still face tough decisions and have deep anxiety about the future. I would not ask if I did not believe in my heart that investing meaningfully today in education and transportation will significantly improve our economic tomorrows," Patrick said. Patrick said he wanted a more fair and …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Somerville Progressive Charter School group thinks it has a good shot of achieving a charter next year.
The Somerville Progressive Charter School will apply again next year for the chance to open a school in Somerville, according to Selena Fitanides, an organizer of the proposed school. On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Eduction announced that 12 proposed charter schools were invited to submit full applications to the state, but the Somerville Progressive Charter School was not one of the selected schools. It was the second time the Somerville Progressive Charter School failed to earn a charter from the state education department. "We were obviously disappointed, as hundreds of Somerville families were," Fitanides said. She said the group will submit another application next year—in July of 2013—and that she…
Friday, September 28, 2012
The proposed Somerville Progressive Charter School wasn't asked to submit a full application to the state.
The Somerville Progressive Charter School was not included on a list of proposed schools invited by the state to move forward, according to an announcement issued Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Eduction. According to the announcement, out of the 22 groups that submitted initial applications to the state education department in July—of which Somerville Progressive Charter School was one—12 have been invited to submit full applications. The Somerville Progressive Charter School was not one of those 12. In 2011, the proposed Somerville charter school was invited to submit a final application to the state, but in February of 2012 the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended …
Monday, July 30, 2012
Half a year after their application was denied by the state, supporters of a proposed Somerville charter school have renewed their effort.
Organizers of the Somerville Progressive Charter School have applied again for state approval to open a charter school in the city, according to an announcement from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. The new application comes about six months after the state education department denied an earlier proposal for the school. According to the announcement, the Somerville Progressive Charter School submitted a prospectus to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education calling for a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school that would enroll up to 520 students. The school's previous proposal, that was denied in February, would have enrolled up to 425 students. Earlier plans for the school received staunch …
Southpaw
2:22 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
President? I shudder the thought. Can't imagine anyone would vote for this jack a**. I will pray he can't even make it to the ballot. Would love to punch that smirk off his face....that he wears all the time. more ›