Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) and Senator Michael Barrett (D-Lexington) joined their colleagues in the Legislature to send to the governor the legislative version of the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget, which includes critical local aid along with Chapter 70 Education funding increases for the town of Bedford, as well as $517,000 for the education of the children of military families who live at Hanscom Air Force Base.
To read more on budget click HERE.
Burlington High School was one of four schools in the state chosen to receive a state designation for a program designed to connect students with organizations in their field of interest and give them an opportunity to earn college credits.
Burlington, Agawam, Atlantis Charter School in Fall River and Brockton high schools will launch new Innovation Pathway programs this fall to give students skills and experience in particular local industries through college courses and internships after recently receiving official designation status from the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education, the Governor Baker, and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced this week.
For more on this new educational opportunity check out the article HERE.
BNEWS Director Rich Hosford speaks to guests, including State Rep. Ken Gordon (D-Bedfords,) on both sides of the abortion issue about the ROE Act making its way through the Massachusetts Legislature. This act would re-affirm the rights laid out in Roe V. Wade and expand access to abortion by eliminating the need for parental consent for minors and allowing abortions after 24-weeks in certain circumstances.
Click HERE for the full broadcast.
The Bedford Citizen
In an era when otherwise trusted science has been repeatedly questioned at the national level, Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) advocated before the Joint Committee on Education for a bill he filed that will ensure scientifically accepted standards for Massachusetts students.
He was joined by Bedford resident and longtime science writer Alan MacRobert who spoke in support of the representative’s bill H. 471, “An Act Relative to Science Curriculum Standards”, which was co-authored with Bedford science professor Abby Hafer, who is also MacRobert’s wife.
To read more about the hearing and what Bedford residents and science advocates had to say, click HERE
In the wake of four middle schooler’s success during National History Day in Washington, D.C., state Rep. Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) reached out to honor these Marshal Simonds Middle School children for their hard work and educational achievements.
Three, seventh grade Marshall Simonds students, Nolan Martin, Matthew Shannon, and Emerson Waisnor and one sixth grade student Julia Shvartsman, spent five days, Sunday, June 9, through Thursday, June 13, in the nation’s capital during the 45th annual event.
To read more about their citations from Gordon and the representative’s visit click HERE.