Tell us: do you think we need to increase taxes to strengthen education and transportation?
In his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday night, Gov. Deval Patrick proposed raising the state's income tax by 1 percentage point and lowering the sales tax to pay for $2 billion in transportation improvements and early childhood education programs. "There is no good time to raise taxes. I know how tough the times have been on the people and families of the Commonwealth. And though the worst of the recession is over, many, many families still face tough decisions and have deep anxiety about the future. I would not ask if I did not believe in my heart that investing meaningfully today in education and transportation will significantly improve our economic tomorrows," Patrick said. Patrick said he wanted a more fair and …
Melrose's graduation rate is above the state average and has hovered in the low-to-mid 90s for the past six years.
The Boston Globe reports that a new national report places Massachusetts among the states with the strongest gains in high school graduation rates between 2002 and 2009. According to the Building a Grad Nation report, the graduation rate for the Class of 2009 in Massachusetts was 83.3 percent, up from 77.6 in 2002, according to the report. Melrose's graduation rate in 2009 was 92.4 percent, according to figures from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Nationally, the graduation rate was 75.5 percent, compared to the 2002 rate of 72.6 percent. The Globe reported that Massachusetts was among 12 states with the strongest gains in their graduation rates in the seven-year period covered by the report. Building a Grad …
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Southpaw
2:22 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
President? I shudder the thought. Can't imagine anyone would vote for this jack a**. I will pray he can't even make it to the ballot. Would love to punch that smirk off his face....that he wears all the time. more ›