Members of the AEA joined Senator Warren, Attorney General Healey, State Senator Barbara L'Italien, and MTA Vice President Erik Champy at a rally in Lawrence on Monday, October 24th. Thanks to Brian Shea, Fred Hopkins, Jen Meagher, Kathy Meltsakos, Tom Myers, and Kerry Costello for attending this event! … [Read more...]

Voting NO on #2 would prevent Massachusetts from lifting the current cap on charter schools in the state, and allow for the addition of 12 additional charters every year. What does that mean, you might ask? Loss of local control over public schools--the people lose power! Charters do not have oversight from parents or school committees. They are privately run without your input, and publicly funded with your tax dollars. Andover is ALREADY losing more than $144,000 a year to charter schools annually! Lifting this cap would have a direct impact across all curriculum and program areas in … [Read more...]