Study: Property tax cap didn’t hurt education in Massachusetts , could work in Jersey. Monday, May 24, 2010. Last updated: Monday May 24, 2010, 12:57 PM

It is the phrase used by Charles Murphy, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, when he unveiled a budget that cuts local aid – schools, police and fire, libraries, parks – by $234 million, and public higher education by $132 million. … The governor and the Massachusetts Legislature have shown spectacular cowardice in the face of anti-tax zealots.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Senior White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, joined the Vice President at George Washington University for this announcement. ..

The HWM budget continues the commitment to Massachusetts health reform, which celebrated its 4th anniversary earlier this week. No new cuts are proposed to Commonwealth Care, which is allocated $838 million, projecting a slight increase in enrollment … MassHealth Adult Dental Care: The House language in section 32 permits EOHHS to determine what dental services are covered for adults in MassHealth and Commonwealth Care

It isn’t that I’m looking for support from anyone, because I’m a strong, capable, adult .

“With technology, students can be cruel to each other in ways that were previously unimaginable,” Martha M. Walz, a Boston Democrat and House chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Education , told Fox News. “The threat in the playground …

In the Massachusetts House, Legislators have formed a new public higher education caucus to advocate for more state funding for the University of Massachusetts , nine state colleges and fifteen community colleges. …

Stumbo says House leaders now are hoping to restore money for higher education in both years.

He then began his higher education in Sociology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2005 he joined the work of the Indigenous Organization “Student Community of the First Nations of America” which connected him to the field of interfaith dialogue and the …

After many years as the champion of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Dan Bosley has announced that he will not be seeking reelection. The Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education wants to …