Michael Jonas
Executive Editor at CommonWealth
Executive Editor of CommonWealth Beacon, which covers politics, ideas, and civic life in Massachusetts
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1 week ago |
commonwealthbeacon.org | Michael Jonas
IT’S BECOME A rite of spring in Boston, as certain as Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum and the return of swan boats to the Public Garden: A press briefing on city plans for promoting public safety during the hot summer months when trouble ticks up with the temperature.
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2 weeks ago |
commonwealthbeacon.org | Michael Jonas
IN THE END, no one seems entirely happy with the outcome, and in the messy give and take of democratic decision-making that’s often hailed as a sign that the system is working. Eight years after a contentious debate over admission policies governing the state’s vocational-technical high schools first kicked into gear, it ended on Tuesday with an 8-2 vote of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to have seats at the schools awarded through a lottery system.
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1 month ago |
commonwealthbeacon.org | Michael Jonas
THE LATEST MOVE in the chess match that has unfolded over admission policies at the state’s vocational high schools was, in effect, no move at all.
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1 month ago |
commonwealthbeacon.org | Michael Jonas
THE GOVERNOR proposes, the Legislature disposes. So goes the saying that points to who ultimately wields power on Beacon Hill. On most issues, lawmakers can have the final say. That’s true for things introduced by the governor, but it also extends to other players in state government. A case in point is the ongoing debate over vocational high school admission policies, which a top House official is suddenly looking to upend through one legislative lever or another.
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1 month ago |
newsfromthestates.com | Michael Jonas
THE GOVERNOR proposes, the Legislature disposes. So goes the saying that points to who ultimately wields power on Beacon Hill. On most issues, lawmakers can have the final say. That’s true for things introduced by the governor, but it also extends to other players in state government. A case in point is the ongoing debate over vocational high school admission policies, which a top House official is suddenly looking to upend through one legislative lever or another.
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