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Lynn Families, Elected Officials, and Union Leaders Celebrate State Board’s Vote Against Dangerous Charter School Expansion Proposal

Lynn Families, Elected Officials, and Union Leaders Celebrate State Board’s Vote Against Dangerous Charter School Expansion Proposal (February 25, 2025)

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Board members today voted 6-to-4 against a recommended expansion application from KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School, which had been recommended by the Acting Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education even though it did not meet the regulatory requirement threshold of being a “proven provider” according to the department’s own data.

“Today, the Board upheld the regulations in place to ensure

Diverse Coalition Urges Gov. Healey, Lawmakers to Address Public School Funding Crisis

Diverse Coalition Urges Gov. Healey, Lawmakers to Address Public School Funding Crisis (February 24, 2025)

LINK TO COALITION LETTER/ASSETS

United for Our Future – a broad coalition of education organizations, educators’ unions, parent-teacher associations, advocacy groups, and civil rights leaders – has come together to call for immediate and decisive action from Governor Maura Healey and the Legislature to address the pressing funding crisis in Massachusetts public schools.

“Massachusetts is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of factors that make it nearly impossible to balance budgets without reductions

Massachusetts Educators Prepared to Protect Rights and Safety of All Students

Massachusetts Educators Prepared to Protect Rights and Safety of All Students (January 24, 2025)

Education leaders condemn Trump’s hateful, divisive agenda

As families, leaders, and educators across the country try to address the Trump Administration's threats of raids and mass deportations and the environment of fear he's created in our communities, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts President Jessica Tang and Boston Teachers Union President Erik Berg released the following statement reaffirming their commitment to protecting all students and families of the Commonwealth:

“We