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Last Word: Kathy Greeley

"As educators, parents, grandparents, union and community members, we must fight back against the privatization of our education system."
Kathy Greeley
By: MTA
Published: April 2025

Greeley is a Retired member and former English teacher in Cambridge.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SCOTT MCLENNAN

"Public education is the foundation of a healthy democracy. Unfortunately, this critical institution is under attack like it has never been before. As educators, parents, grandparents, union and community members, we must fight back against the privatization of our education system. Nor can we just defend the status quo. Ending the MCAS graduation requirement was just a first step. It is time for us to reimagine what we want and need our schools to do and be so all our children in Massachusetts feel welcome, included, seen and prepared for the future."

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