The Special Commission on the Commonwealth’s Disability Retirement System, which Senator Brownsberger co-chairs, will be brainstorming and discussing proposals for reform at its meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. This meeting is open to the public and will take place at 1 p.m. in Room 157 of the State House. We invite you to share …
Author Archives: Anne Johnson Landry
Quality Early Education: A Means to Securing the American Dream?
In the course of our school visits, Senator Brownsberger and I have witnessed many challenges faced by today’s educators, as well as the impressive work they do with limited resources. Americans have long considered hard work and education as key to achieving the American dream. Recent studies demonstrate, however, that the United States is “less …
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Investment in Quality Early Education
Please share your thoughts here regarding the potential for improving students’ and societies’ long-term outcomes by investing in quality early education. Please feel free to reference this piece I wrote to open the conversation: http://willbrownsberger.com/quality-early-education-a-means-to-securing-the-american-dream/.
Public Comment Period Extended for Logan Runway Draft Environmental Assessment
The public comment period for a draft environmental assessment of a proposal to utilize a satellite-guided airport route to reduce noise pollution in the Greater Boston area has been extended through March 15, 2013. When I wrote about this proposal previously, the deadline was listed as February 15, 2013. You may now submit written comments through March 15, 2013 to …
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FAA Opens Public Comment Period for Logan Draft Environmental Assessment
Representatives of MassPort briefed legislative offices today about the FAA’s proposal for a satellite-guided airplane route that would reduce net noise pollution in the Greater Boston area. They indicated that an increase in noise levels in communities like Belmont and Watertown would be negligible and that no Boston neighborhood would see any increase in noise levels. …
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Armenian Genocide Commemoration Planning Underway
The Armenian Genocide Commemoration has become a powerful annual event at the State House, one that commemorates the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians between 1915 and 1923 by the Ottoman Turkish government, at the same time honoring survivors and celebrating the work of Armenian-Americans. The annual State House event is attended by many members of the Massachusetts Armenian community, elected officials, …
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