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McCarthy: Ending MCAS requirement benefits students and standards Original

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By Deb McCarthy
| Sentinel and Enterprise Verified
As a teacher of 25 years in Massachusetts, I’ve witnessed firsthand the harm that high-stakes testing has on our students. As a parent, grandparent, and an educator, it sickens me to see the impact and hear the stories of the way the MCAS graduation requirement has undermined our high education standards, forced educators to teach to a test, limited critical thinking, and stacked the deck against students who may learn a little differently than others.
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Mass. Teachers Association: Invest in — and reclaim — state's public schools, higher ed

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By Max Page, Deb McCarthy
| Worcester Telegram & Gazette Verified
Max Page and Deb McCarthy For years, the spring budget debate throughout Massachusetts was about how we could make do with less, how we had to pare back our visions for our children’s education, from our cities’ and towns’ schools to our commonwealth’s public colleges and universities. But the once-in-a-century victory we and our 115,000 members helped win by passing the Fair Share Amendment has moved us away from that crippling austerity narrative. On Election Day, we won greater tax fairness.
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Are Teachers OK With Opt-Outs?

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By Cristina Duncan Evans, Deb McCarthy, Bill Ivey, Marika Heughins
| Education Week Verified
While still proportionately small, the standardized testing opt-out movement has gained prominence this spring, with many parents in some areas deciding to pull their students from common-core-aligned assessments, due to concerns about overtesting and the uses of the results. As a teacher, how do you feel about the opt-out movement? In your view, is it helping or hurting in terms of bringing attention to important issues teaching and learning? Has it impacted your work to any degree?
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Chicago's 2nd Annual NF Hope Concert

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By Deb McCarthy
| Patch Verified
Jeff Leibow, former star of JERSEY BOYS, is bringing his successful Las Vegas concert back to Chicago and with it, the fight against Neurofibromatosis (NF). Chicago's 2nd Annual NF Hope Concert is set to take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington Heights. Proceeds from the event will benefit Neurofibromatosis Network, an organization serving families and individuals suffering with this common, yet seldom supported neurological disorder.
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Timothy F. Grant, 67

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By Deb McCarthy
| Oswego County Today Verified
FULTON, NY – Timothy F. Grant, 67, of Oswego, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, after a brief illness. He was born in Oswego on September 6, 1950. In 1968, Tim graduated from Oswego High School and was then a graduate of SUNY Oswego. His passion early in life his was music beginning in the mid 1960s with the local band, “TG & the Night Ryders.” In the late 1970s he pursued his love of music in New York City where he perfected his talent on the piano.
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