Opposing the Stand for Children ballot measure

Note that the following resolution was passed at the state Democratic convention in Springfield this weekend:

A Resolution to Keep Massachusetts Public Schools on the Right Track

"We, the Democrats of Massachusetts, are proud that national and
international testing repeatedly places the Commonwealth’s public schools first in the nation in subjects including reading and mathematics.

We recognize that our experienced and dedicated educators are committed to helping students prepare for the future and giving all children in every community the opportunity to succeed.

We support efforts to successfully implement the newly developed evaluation system, which was created in collaboration with teachers and education leaders from across the state and will further strengthen our schools.

Therefore, we stand with the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts in their efforts to defeat the “Stand for Children” ballot proposal, which would ill-serve our students and our schools.

We believe that this broad and complex ballot proposal undermines the joint efforts of parents, principals, and teachers to keep our state the nation’s education leader, and therefore we stand in strong opposition to its enactment."

Thanks to those who sent this to me. Anyone see anything similar from the GOP?