My high school class was the last one that didn't have to pass MCAS to graduate. Now, 22 years later, I have a chance to help put things back the way they were. If you live in #MA, vote #yeson2 ! In fact, VOTE YES on everything!
The same education "reform" act that instituted the graduation requirement for the #MCAS also caused the best teacher I ever had -- an English teacher -- to leave the profession. I don't have kids, and never had to deal with the MCAS graduation requirement, and I still know what a totally terrible idea it has always been. #YesOn2 every day and twice on Sundays.

Here's a great reason that #massachusetts voters should vote #yeson2 next month:

"For more than two decades, new educational initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core emphasized informational texts and standardized tests. Teachers at many schools shifted from books to short informational passages, followed by questions about the author’s main idea—mimicking the format of standardized reading-comprehension tests."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books/679945/?gift=JVBFw4prAGLDDaC8P3DrSURXBnAD83835bb2lF3HD_c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

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@angiebaby My alarm clock's set for 4:30 am. Who's coming to poll-stand with me? #Ohio #YesOn1 #RestoreRoe #YesOn2
Have you voted yes on issue 2 in Ohio? Only one more day to get it done! #ivoted #yeson2 #ohio #legalize #legalizemarijuanaohio #cannabis #legalizecannabis #norml
Things that have been called in #Michigan so far have either gone well enough or super well!! We have
* #YesOn1: financial disclosures for state gov't officials
* #YesOn2: strengthened access to voting, harder to fuck with results
* #YesOn3: reproductive freedom for all
*#Whitmer and Gilchrist are staying as gov & lt gov
* #Slotkin is my US house rep
* Dem state senate
* Dem state house (Dem trifecta!!)
* One of two elected MI Supreme Court justices is progressive
#MIpol

RT @[email protected]

I didn’t realize how much work the City of Mpls has already done on alternative responders. It’s A LOT & has been going on for 2+ years. We’ll hit the ground running if Question 2 passes. Please listen to @[email protected] explain so we can speak honestly about what’s possible. #YesOn2 https://twitter.com/WedgeLIVE/status/1454078063889760259

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ericamauter/status/1454861264669364233

Wedge LIVE!™ on Twitter

“My conversation with former Minneapolis Deputy City Coordinator Andrea Larson. A measured, nuts-and-bolts argument for Question 2 - and outline of what it's really about - from someone who spent years helping develop the city's public safety alternatives. https://t.co/5dG5rqtSQ5”

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RT @[email protected]

I uploaded this video with permission of Mike Forceia of the American Indian Movement. This MPD officer is quite candid about admitting what we all know: if they can’t police like Derek Chauvin they won’t police at all. http://youtu.be/vWnHhir-WuA #yeson2 https://youtu.be/vWnHhir-WuA

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/javimorillo/status/1450958210823766017

Minneapolis Police Dept: If they can’t police like Derek Chauvin they won’t police at all.

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RT @[email protected]

I uploaded this video with permission of Mike Forceia of the American Indian Movement. This MPD officer is quite candid about admitting what we all know: if they can’t police like Derek Chauvin they won’t police at all. http://youtu.be/vWnHhir-WuA #yeson2 https://youtu.be/vWnHhir-WuA

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/javimorillo/status/1450958210823766017

Minneapolis Police Dept: If they can’t police like Derek Chauvin they won’t police at all.

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