Just when it looked like the Education Reform Act of 2009 was going to speed through the legislative process with virtually no time for public comment or scrutiny, the House of Representatives sensibly put the brakes on the bill’s progress and adjourned. This gives us all time to consider the original bill, Senate amendments and to let our state representatives know what we think.
Longtime Lincoln-Sudbury High history teacher Bill Schechter does a great job in his letter to the editor of the Boston Globe (published Nov. 27, 2009) of articulating why it’s a good thing that someone hit the pause button on this bill.
To the Editor:
A recent Globe editorial criticizes the state House of Representatives for adjourning and urges it to go back into session to pass a “landmark education reform initiative” so that Massachusetts can compete for federal education dollars (“Fix schools and budget – Legislature’s recess can wait,” November 20, 2009).
