Author: FCCPR

Rally and March: Expose Fake Pregnancy Centers!

Join us THIS SATURDAY, May 13th, 10am – 12pm to stand out against Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Greenfield, an anti-abortion center!

Saturday, May 13, 10am-12pm

Rally on the Greenfield Town Common, then march to Alternatives Pregnancy Center (466 Main St, Greenfield MA)
It is so important to oppose antiabortion centers like this one which challenge women and pregnant people’s right to bodily autonomy by misrepresenting their services. Please consider joining us at this rally and march and learning more about what we can do in MA to inform the public about these harmful services and to pass legislation to strengthen abortion access in our state!
Sponsored by Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution, River Valley DSA Reproductive Justice Working Group, Generation Ratify Amherst, Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left WM and the Feminist Action Team of Indivisible Mass Coalition, Western Mass CodePink , Traprock Center for Peace and Justice

Thank you! And another webinar on Chapter 70 from Tracy Novick

  • Big thanks to all who came to the online forum on MA school funding we hosted earlier this month! Here is another webinar from Tracy Novick, who presented at the education funding forum, where she shares a more extended introduction to Chapter 70 funding in Massachusetts.
And if you missed the school funding forum and you want to get involved with the FCCPR Education Task Force, email Doug Selwyn at dougselwyn(at)aol.com!

“A Bigger Piece of the Pie for Education: Online Forum Demystifying School Funding” is rescheduled for April 4th @ 7pm!

We postponed the forum this past week due to the weather, and we are pleased to announce that the forum is rescheduled for Tuesday, April 4th, at 7pm!

Register for the zoom link here: tinyurl.com/MASchoolFunding

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FCCPR is offering an online forum on April 4th at 7 pm focused on school funding.

Massachusetts is a very wealthy state.  It has close to eight billion dollars in its rainy day fund.  It has so much money on hand that it was required by law to send money back to taxpayers.

 And Massachusetts politicians say that they love our children, that children are our future, and that education is the key to unlocking that future.  

So why don’t we fully fund our schools?  Why are our teachers and instructional assistants working without a contract, our technology outdated, and why is the school district begging the town for more money, which the town does not have?  And what can we do about it?

Agenda for the forum:

  1. A slide show that presents an overview of how school funding works (or doesn’t work) in Massachusetts, highlighting areas that may help us to understand why so many districts are struggling. 
  2.  Overview with a panel discussion on issues raised in the slide show and by participants in the forum. 
  3. Identifying action steps individuals and groups can take that will lead to more fully funding our schools.  

We have the money in Massachusetts, and our children, who are our future, deserve the very best education we can provide for them.  Please join us at our education funding forum on April 4th at 7 pm.  

Slide presentation that we will go through during the forum:

School Funding 101 (Greenfield)

Links and Source Material for the Slide Show:

Register

Get the zoom link here: tinyurl.com/MASchoolFunding

Contact

Please contact Doug Selwyn with any questions you might have:  dougselwyn@aol.com

Facebook Event

https://fb.me/e/41ntam3RZ

We hope to see you and others you know concerned about local school funding there! Please help us spread the word!

Join us this Tuesday, March 14th at 7pm for our online forum “A Bigger Piece of the Pie for Education: Demystifying School Funding”!

FCCPR is offering an online forum on MARCH 14 at 7 pm focused on school funding.

Massachusetts is a very wealthy state.  It has close to eight billion dollars in its rainy day fund.  It has so much money on hand that it was required by law to send money back to taxpayers.

 And Massachusetts politicians say that they love our children, that children are our future, and that education is the key to unlocking that future.  

So why don’t we fully fund our schools?  Why are our teachers and instructional assistants working without a contract, our technology outdated, and why is the school district begging the town for more money, which the town does not have?  And what can we do about it?

Agenda for the forum:

  1. A slide show that presents an overview of how school funding works (or doesn’t work) in Massachusetts, highlighting areas that may help us to understand why so many districts are struggling. 
  2.  Overview with a panel discussion on issues raised in the slide show and by participants in the forum. 
  3. Identifying action steps individuals and groups can take that will lead to more fully funding our schools.  

We have the money in Massachusetts, and our children, who are our future, deserve the very best education we can provide for them.  Please join us at our education funding forum on March 14 at 7 pm.  

Slide presentation that we will go through during the forum:

School Funding 101 (Greenfield)

Links and Source Material for the Slide Show:

Register

Get the zoom link here: tinyurl.com/MASchoolFunding

Contact

Please contact Doug Selwyn with any questions you might have:  dougselwyn@aol.com

Facebook Event

https://fb.me/e/4oiKlR2Uh

We hope to see you and others you know concerned about local school funding there! Please help us spread the word!