What follows is a reflection by Sen. Barry Finegold of Andover after meeting with the Duxbury High School football team, which used the term “Auschwitz” when calling an audible at the line of scrimmage. EARLIER TODAY I had the opportunity to meet with members of the Duxbury High School football team. We had a great […]
Barry Finegold
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Voting reforms reinvigorated democracy
AT THE START of July, the Legislature passed a landmark bill to expand early voting, implement a secure vote-by-mail system, and strengthen safety measures for in-person voting. Tuesday’s primary was the first major test of these important reforms. They worked. More people voted in this year’s state primary than ever before. According to preliminary data, […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
‘Charterizing’ Lawrence schools wrong way to go
I RECENTLY READ Jim Stergios’s critique of the approach that the Lawrence Public School system has taken to reforming the once failing district. He argued that instead of working with the unions to make the sweeping reforms we’ve witnessed over the past three years, the Lawrence school system should have instead chosen to fully “charterize” the […]