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Bill to Create Equitable Jobs Access Reported Out of Committee
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—This week, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reported out favorably S. 1568, An Act to create equitable jobs access, a bill that helps ensure public projects funded by taxpayer dollars are creati...

Dropout Prevention, Recovery Bill Receives Favorable Report from Education Committee
Raises mandatory attendance age to 18; creates Graduation Coach program
Thursday, March 8, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON– The Joint Committee on Education reported out today a bill aimed at lowering Massachusetts’ dropout rate through a variety of prevention and recovery measures, including raising the state’s mandatory attendanc...

Senate Passes Chang-Díaz Bill to Reform Education Collaboratives
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – The Senate on Tuesday took decisive action to end mismanagement and financial abuses at the Commonwealth’s education collaboratives, which help teach children with special needs, Sonia Chang-Díaz announced. With a unanimous vote, ...

Collaboratives Reform Bill Receives Favorable Report from Education Committee
Legislation Will Increase Transparency, Set Clear Standards
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—The Joint Committee on Education today reported out favorably a bill aiming to improve the fiscal accountability of Massachusetts’ network of education collaboratives. “The Committee has worked hard to craft a bill that a...

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Transgender Equal Rights Bill
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
Boston – On the last day of formal session for the year, the Massachusetts Legislature passed the Transgender Equal Rights bill. Gov. Deval Patrick, a vocal proponent of the legislation, has already pledged to sign the bill into law, which means ...

Chang-Díaz Files Bill to Tighten Financial Accountability in State’s Network of Educational Collaboratives
Monday, October 24, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, filed legislation today to improve the governance and fiscal accountability of Massachusetts’ network of educational collaboratives. The bi...

Broad Support of Bill to Create Equitable Jobs
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, Rev. Hurmon Hamilton, Mel King, John B. Cruz and others spoke out in support of S. 1568, An Act to Create Equitable Jobs Access, on Tuesday, October 18 at the State House. Massachusetts state agencies ...

Advocates Unite in Support of Bill to Confront our Dropout Crisis and Keep Students on a Path to Graduation
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
 September 27, 2011, BOSTON - Teachers, students, parents, and elected officials from cities and towns around Massachusetts testified in support of S. 185, An Act Preventing Students from Dro...

Senate Votes to Approve Equitable Jobs Access Amendment to Casino Bill
Monday, September 26, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
September 26, 2011, BOSTON--The Massachusetts Senate today voted to approve an amendment to help ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses (“MBEs and “WBEs”, respectively), as well as workers of color and women...

Special Commission on School District Collaboration and Regionalization Submits Report to the Legislature
Thursday, August 25, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—The Special Commission on School District Collaboration and Regionalization submitted to the Legislature today a report containing a series of recommendations to support inter-district collaboration and regionalization. “This report is the c...
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