Educators for Reich

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Maintaining our commitment to education, even in times of fiscal crisis, is vitally important to improving the welfare and success of our future and our children’s future. Education is the backbone to providing all citizens in Massachusetts with the tools to learn, develop and become contributing members to our society.

Educators for Reich is a growing group of school teachers, administrators and educational community members who support Bob's commitment and vision to provide a world-class educational system, deliver 21st century skills training, and just as importantly, lead a government as good as the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

E-mail Educators@RobertReich.org to join!

Supporting Education in the Commonwealth

We rank in the bottom third of the nation in teachers' salaries relative to the cost of living here. The average salary of a Massachusetts teacher with a bachelor's degree is $10,400 less than the average salary of employees with a comparable education who are in other professions. Yet education is vitally important to our society; it is the institution we rely on to allow every person in the Commonwealth to make the most of their talents and abilities, and to become a contributing member of society. According to the non-partisan thinktank MassINC, almost one out of three working people in Massachusetts is unprepared for the work of the 21st century. Our state’s businesses are dependent on this group of working people. There’s simply no way our businesses can be competitive and innovative in the future unless a greater proportion of our workforce has a higher level of skills. The economy depends on our people, on their education and their skills, and on the value they can add to an increasingly global economy.

We must better support our educators and our schools by providing the resources necessary for development and growth. If we want excellent, talented, dedicated people in our classrooms, we must reward teaching and treat teachers as what they truly are: members of one of the most important professions in our society. We cannot allow budgetary problems to subject our students –our future— to the ebbs and flows of the economy.

We must enable every individual in the Commonwealth to make the most of their talents and abilities. That means affordable pre-schools; K-12 schools that are held accountable for results and whose teachers are paid enough to attract talented people to the classroom; community colleges that teach skills that businesses require; and the best universities in America. Progress has been made, but not nearly enough.

Some question whether we can afford excellence in education. I reply that Massachusetts, whose greatest natural resource is brainpower, cannot afford mediocrity in our schools. As we set the economy right, and revenues rise, we must invest in the foundation of our future prosperity – opening the doors of quality education to every child.

To find out more about my ideas for education in Massachusetts, please click here.

Educators for Reich Supporters

Endorser's Name	School / District
Christopher Abbot	Martha's Vineyard Public Schools
Jeffrey B. Abramson	Brandeis University
Chris Affleck	Cambridge Public Schools
Sal Albano	Wilmington Public Schools
Michelle Allman	Brockton Alternative School
John Anderson	Emerson College
Michael Ash	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Paul Attewall
Arlene Avakian	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Joseph Badaracco	Harvard Business School
Lee Badget	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Jeffrey Beatty	Boston University
llona Bell	Williams College
Erik Berg	Boston Public Schools
Susan Biggs	Amherst Regional High School
Les Blatt	Clark University
Evelyn Bloom	Amherst Public Schools
Steven B. Bloomfield	Harvard University
Jerry Boran	Brandeis University
Ronald Bosch	Greenfield Public Schools
Nolan A. Bowie	Harvard University
Dorian Bowman	Winsor School, Boston
Julian Braxton	Winsor School, Boston
Mark Bridger	Northeastern University
Maxine Bridger	Cambridge School of Weston
Barbara Brown	Boston University
Barry Burden	Harvard University
John Burt	Brandeis University
Frank Caro	University of Massachusetts/Boston
Madeline Casey
Maria Castro	Cambridge Public Schools
Kristen Child	Tantasqua Regional School District
Joshua Cohen	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patricia J. Coonerty	Springfield Public Schools
Susan Crangle	Randolph Public Schools
Hal Croft	Reading Memorial High School
Matthew Deninger	Ashland High School
Laurie DeVault	Western MA
Jack Donahue	Harvard University
Anne Downes	Hampshire College
Judith Dudek	Amherst Public Schools
Pam Duncan	Waltham Tutoring Practice
Stephen Ellenburg	Mount Holyoke College
David Ellwood	Harvard School of Government
Judith Espinola	Mt. Holyoke College
Martin Evans
Ralph Fahnestock	Pittsifeld Public Schools
Amy Farber	Harvard University
Donald Faugno	Tantasqua Regional School District
Rani Fischer	Watertown Public Schools
Joan Fitzgerald	Northeastern University
Tom Flanagan	Winsor School, Boston
Steffi Fletcher	Miss Hall's and Berkshire Country Day School
Kip Fonsh	Amherst Regional High School
Suzie Foster	Boston University
Clarke Fowler
Jacqueline Fowler	North Adams Public Schools
Mike Gallagher	Cambridge Public Schools
Richard Gaskins	Brandeis University
Judy Gentile	Bridgewater Public Schools
Anthony Giardina
Abbey Giombetti
Jody Gittell	Brandeis University, Heller School
Barbara Golden
Reweu Goldstein
Darra Goldstein	Williams College
Kathy Goos	East Meadow School, Granby Public Schools
Harvey Gould	Clark University
Colette Green	Peabody Public Schools
John M. Green	Salem State College
Rosanne Greenstein	Congregation Mishkan Tefila Nursery School
Richard Gregg	Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management
Joel Greifinger	Newton Public Schools
James Haber	Brandeis University
Lee Hall
Sharon Hamer	Methuen Public Schools
Shawn Hartman	Westfield
Elizabeth Hawes
Joseph Hennessy
Ellen Herman	Cambridge
Simon Hess	Boston High School
Judy Hikes
Jennifer Hochschild	Harvard University
Pixie Holbrook	Florence
Christine Honohan	Randolph Public Schools
Morton Horwitz	Harvard University, Law School
William Hosmer	Worcester State College
John Housianitis	Catholic high school in Lawrence
Anne Jacobs	Burke School, Medway
Gary Jefferson	Brandeis University
Mary Athey Jennings	Groton Dunstable Schools
Nikki Jolie	Tantasqua Regional School District
Marilyn Jonas	McAuliffe School, Lowell
Jennifer L. Jones	Fitchburg Public Schools
Jacqueline Jones	Brandeis University
Paula Jones	Wenham Regional School District
Sara Just	Amherst Regional High School
Dalia Kalan	Newton Public Schools and Temple Beth David, Westwood
Lois Kanter	Northeastern University
Mimi Kaplan	Holyoke Public Schools
Meredith Kessler
M. Christine King	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Adele Kraus	Arlington Public Schools
Marty Krauss	Brandeis University
Doug Kuhlmann	Phillips Academy, Andover
Joe LaBarbera
Mark LaPierre	Tantasqua Regional School District
Karen Larsen
Jack Lockhead
Jennifer Lubin
Leonard Lubinsky
Mike Lucas	Tantasqua Regional School District
Amy Lyster	Natick
Pia MacKenzie	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
Margaret Magavern	Williams College
Michael Malec	Boston College
Catherine Mangie
Ann Manubay	Media & Technology Charter High School, Brookline
Christopher Martell	Boston College High School
David Martin	University of Massachusetts/Lowell
David Massey	Bunker Hill Community College
Dana Mastro	Boston College
Julie Matthaei	Wellesley College
Brian McCaffrey	Tantasqua Regional School District
Amy McGovern	Lawrence Public Schools
Deborah Meier	Mission Hill School, BPS
Donald Merino	Stevens Institute of Technology
Katherine Merseth	Harvard University
Jonathon Michaels	Northampton
Linda B. Miller	Wellesley College and Brown University
Joan Millman	Bridgewater State
Jorge Miranda	Randolph Public Schools
Mary Alice Misuta	Westwood Public Schools
Brian Mooney	Cambridge Public Schools
Anne Moore	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Molly Mysliwiec	Boston Public Schools
Stephen Naiman
Katherine Newman	Harvard School of Government, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Gale Nigrosh	Worcester Public Schools
Marka O'Connell
Gary Orfield	Harvard University, School of Education
Paul Osterman	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ellen Pader	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Andrés Paniagua	University of Massachusetts/Boston
Nancy Papagno	Newton Schools
Richard Parker	Harvard University
Bruce Penniman	Amherst Regional High School
Margarita Perez	Worcester
Rebecca Perrin	Tantasqua Regional School District
Jon Pfeifer	Lesley Ellis School, Arlington
William Phelps	Whittier Law School
Ann Pierce	Worcester State College
Dale Ploski	Tantasqua Regional School District
John Plotz	Brandeis University Department of English and American Literature
Andrea Poey	Holyoke Public Schools
Mike Pratt	Tantasqua Regional School District
Dr. Leah Price	Harvard University English Department
Diana Pullin	Boston College Law
Scott Rabb Field	Newton Country Day School
Ellen Reich	Amherst Regional High School
Fernando Reimers	Harvard University
Mark Reinhardt	Williams College
Ken Rideout
John Rioux	Conway
Jennifer Roberts	Needham Public Schools
Teresa Rodriguez	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School
Peter Rogers	Tyngsborough High School
Joel Rogers
Nancy Rosbury	Quabbin Regional School District
Cynthia Salamone
Amy Salomon	Park School
Bishwapriya Sanyal	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Janet Saulsberry	Amherst Regional School District
Gaylord Saulsberry	Hampden-Wilbraham School District
Len Saxe	Brandeis University
Patrick A. Schettini, Jr.
Paul Schlichtman	Arlington School Committee
Cathy Schlund-Vials	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Amanda Schreckengaust	Lynn Public Schools
Rachel Schubert Kusch
Matt Shaffer	Boston Public Schools
Jessica Shubow
Pamela Shufro	Fitchburg Public Schools
Lisa Siegmann	Tantasqua Regional School District
Jenny Spencer	University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Max Stackhouse
Krister Stendahl	Harvard University
Molly Stutzman	Stonehill College
Steve Subrin	Northeastern University Law
Widi Sumaryono
Karen Sumaryono	West Springfield High School
Carla Talvy	Tantasqua Regional School District
Frank Thoms	Worcester
Philip Tierney
Ann Tierney	Berkshire College
Susan Triolo
Beth Weissman	Hawlemont Regional Elementary School
Bob Wellspring	Tantasqua Regional School District
Carwina Weng	Boston College
Jan Williams	Dudley-Charlton District
Mark Wilson	Tantasqua Regional School District
Stone Wiske	Harvard School of Education
Julie Wood	Harvard University
David Yamada	Suffolk University Law School
Felice Yeskel	University of Massachusetts/Amherst, School of Education
Patrick Young	Boston University

Join the Educators for Reich Network Today!

Educators for Reich is a group of educators who believe Robert Reich is the candidate who best understands the importance of education and what we need to do to support educators and our education system while also holding it accountable. Join us in voicing your support for Bob by publicly supporting him with us. To find out more, help out with the effort, or enroll, email Educators@RobertReich.org. Your support is critical in helping Bob to gain momentum and get his message across.

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