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	<title>Will Brownsberger &#187; education</title>
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	<description>24th Middlesex District -- State Representative -- Democrat</description>
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		<title>Municipal health insurance update</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3514</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Groups from diverse perspectives -- the Boston Foundation, Stand for Children, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation -- are pushing for change in municipal health insurance.  I think that the legislature is really beginning to focus on making something happen and I am starting to be hopeful that we'll have a bill this spring.
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		<title>Education Reform &#8212; Final Passage</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3294</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3294#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early Thursday evening the House completed final approval of the Education Reform bill.  It is "on the Governor's Desk" and a signing is scheduled for Monday morning at 11AM at the Children’s Museum, 300 Congress St., Boston.]]></description>
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		<title>Ed Reform Update</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3274</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3274#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House moved forward a version of the education reform bill last night.  There is plenty of coverage of the issue in the newspapers, but here is a perspective from the floor.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Education Reform &#8212; the House Version</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3228</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3228#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House leadership has released the draft of the education bill that will appear on the floor next week.  The bill is focused on reforms in schools with low test scores.  The voices that represent the affected communities speak in unison in calling for these reforms and -- subject to hearing new concerns over the next few days --  I expect to hear their call and support the bill.]]></description>
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		<title>Possibility of Early Retirement Incentives</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3216</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3216#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further below see a proposal made by the Arlington Education Association for an early retirement incentive ERI for teachers. I think this concept deserves some careful study.]]></description>
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		<title>Education Reform Act of 2009</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3060</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3060#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Committee on Education released its draft education reform bill on Tuesday afternoon. I will say now that I do expect to vote for the bill, but elements of it are still in flux, so input is still meaningful.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Health Education</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2989</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2989#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve recently heard from a number of people with concerns about the health education bill, House 3434.    I do support the bill, and I am, in fact, a cosponsor.  Actually, the bill adds only a very limited reporting mandate for school districts; it does not mandate any curriculum. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Conversation about Education</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2432</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2432#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Cummings, a teacher in Arlington, has started an education policy blog from the perspective of the trenches.  It's a welcome contribution.]]></description>
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		<title>How can the state help local school districts without sending them more money?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2037</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2037#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a summary of the answers to this question that came out during a forum in Belmont in March with Commisioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mitchell Chester. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Final Budget and Local Aid Numbers</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/1362</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/1362#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 21:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[land preservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pensions & benefits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final Senate budget is based on a lower revenue estimate than the House budget and includes lower numbers for local aid and many other critical programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Education stimulus funding proposal &#8212; tentative</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/216</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/216#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor&#8217;s announcement today of an allocation of stimulus funds for
education was good news for Belmont and Arlington (not for Cambridge).
However, it is very important that no one take this money to the bank.
There are already strong concerns being voiced by representatives of many
significantly stressed communities that are not helped by the allocation.
The governor has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of education perspective</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/500</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/500#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education funding is a top personal priority for me.  But there are deep questions about how we should deliver education and what the goals of education should be.]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal 2010 Local Aid Numbers &#8212; Preview</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/207</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/207#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Patrick just delivered a pre-release to legislators of his 2010 local aid numbers.  The Governor’s budget for 2010 keeps Chapter 70 level. ]]></description>
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		<title>College for all?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/271</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/271#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[college for all?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should universal post-secondary education be our goal?  There is good evidence that the answer is no.]]></description>
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		<title>Does a college education command a premium in the workplace?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/282</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/282#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not clear that a college education per se supports higher productivity.  Rather college completion is an indicator of industry and ability (as well as childhood financial advantage).]]></description>
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		<title>What level of education do employers really want for their employees?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/296</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/296#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The direct evidence about what employers are actually looking for in new hires in “good” jobs is mixed and suggests that personal virtues are more important than particular skills.]]></description>
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		<title>Algebra II for all?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/293</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/293#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is little to suggest that high school mathematics content is directly relevant to most jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>If not college for all?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/301</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is hardly clear that our economy is capable of offering everyone the opportunity to realize their full potential, but we at least want to get kids to the starting gate of adult working life with an education that maximizes their early potential.]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting the state budget</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/198</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/198#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Observations about where Massachusetts stands in the crisis, how the state is responding, and how the cuts affects our local communities.
]]></description>
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		<title>What is the outlook for local aid in FY2009</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/590</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/590#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 12, 2009,  the House voted to match the local aid levels proposed in the Governor&#8217;s budget &#8212; relatively substantial overall increases in Chapter 70 and a protection of municipalities from a shortfall in the lottery fund. 
The chart below gives an overview of trends in the major local aid programs &#8212; Chapter 70, Lottery Aid and [...]]]></description>
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