Call your state representative and ask them to support Amendment #1346!

State Representative Ruth Balser has filed an amendment to the state budget that would cut the money from the DOE that pays for the administration of the MCAS (about 25 million dollars) and replaces it with a two million dollar appropriation for the purpose of developing "authentic student and school assessments in order to replace the current Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System."

Sponsors and co-sponsors include: Sponsor Ruth Balser (Newton), along with co-sponsors: Frank Smizik (Brookline), Kay Khan (Newton), Ann Gobi (Spencer), Ellen Story (Amherst), Deb Blumer (Framingham), Byron Rushing (Boston), Mark Falzone (Saugus).
 

Please call your State Representeative to support and co-sponsor amendment #1347.

When you call, please point out that 25 million dollars worth of really important educational programs that have been cut in this budget (such as the reduction in class size program, not to mention Chapter 70) and argue that there are better ways to spend 25 million dollars, given this tight fiscal situation, than to administer a test.

Contact Rep. Balser’s office 617-722-2400 to co-sponsor the bill.  

Rep.RuthBalser@hou.state.ma.us