Parents Union of Massachusetts, which falls under the umbrella of Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, works to establish education equity and public school reform, and as lead parent organizer, Medina helps other parents navigate school systems and works with them to get access to services such as IEPs and bilingual ed. The organization also provides information on housing and helps parents understand their rights.
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The MTA now has GRAPHICS (sized for Facebook) and FLIERS (downloadable and printable) on the FOF site. These are for all districts, except the 9 who for complicated reasons do not get an increase under the Promise Act.
Read MoreNew England Public Radio, September 5, 2019
As Massachusetts lawmakers continue to debate how to change a 26-year-old school funding formula, one local parent feels there is no time to sit and wait.
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The Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance has spent this past summer asking the question “how long must our students wait for fully funded schools?
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Mass Budget released their updated report Towards Equity: School Funding Reform in Massachusetts on Chapter 70 funding. The report compares the different bills in front of the legislature.
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On March 22, 2019 jwJ and allies were out in force at the Massachusetts State House fighting for Massachusetts Children. Educators, parents and students filled Gardner with overflow seating into the Great Hall where people watch a livestream.
Read MoreThere is a lot going on in the State House these days! Thanks to the activism and advocacy of folks like you, lawmakers have filed some very exciting bills that, if they get passed, could hold Massachusetts accountable to defending workers on the job and investing in the communities we live in. Learn more about these bills and help get them passed by asking your representatives to co-sponsor.
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Please sign our online petition to demand our legislature fully fund our schools from PreK to College! Springfield is owed $94 million dollars and your city/town is owed money too! Let’s fight for the #SchoolsourCommunitiesDeserve
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The latest push in the years-long effort to reform the school funding formula will take on more shape this week, with advocates, educators and lawmakers gathering for a press conference in support of a bill that will likely be filed on Tuesday.
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Powerful Assembly Propels ‘Fund Our Future’ Campaign Forward
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