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Roberta Schaefer: For the People Act would cloud the credibility of future elections

Ruth Rodríguez Fay: Achievement gap based on MCAS, racist test designed to indoctrinate Ruth Rodríguez Fay The so-called “achievement gap” is solely based on MCAS, a racist, eugenics test that was designed to indoctrinate, not educate our Black and Latino students. As Boston Globe columnist Derrick Jackson points out in his opinion piece, “MCAS is still racist,” because the test fails to include any Black history questions.   As a panelist on Harvards School-to-Prison Pipeline, I s...

Roberta Schaefer: Focus should be on student achievement, not just race of candidates

Letter: Roberta Schaefer deserves a forum for her opinions Telegram & Gazette I enjoy the columns by Randy Feldman and Roberta Schaefer, sometimes agreeing or disagreeing with either or both. I was disgusted with the recent letter by Mr. Todd Lewis who suggested that Robertas voice should be censored because he doesnt agree with her. This is the typical liberal mindset of "silence everyone that doesnt have an opinion I agree with." Once censorship really gets a foothold well be told what books...

Roberta Schaefer: President Biden’s actions speak louder than words

Nicholas Lazzaro: Education reform and anti-racism resolutions should be implemented Nicholas Lazzaro The American education system has been a long-standing form of institutional racism. It has been deeply rooted in systemic policies and protocols which disproportionately and negatively impacted Black students.  The only way we can stomp out racism is through corrective actions. Not all racism is individual. It is often embedded in outdated institutions and founded on the ideas of the systemic...

Your forum, your voice. Join the conversation in 2021! Telegram & Gazette Happy 2021! Welcome to a new year of The People’s Forum, the long-running, ever-engaging conversation — both in print on this page and online at telegram.com — among readers from throughout Central Massachusetts and Northeast Connecticut on issues that move them to write as part of an ongoing community conversation. The Telegram & Gazette’s People’s Forum, as with letters to the editor in newspapers across the...

Roberta Schaefer: President Trump had flaws, but achieved remarkable record of success Roberta Schaefer, Telegram & Gazette © Provided by Worcester Telegram Roberta Schaefer While there is much to criticize about Donald Trump’s presidency (for instance, his incessant tweeting, his public shaming of his own appointees, his inability to graciously accept his defeat in the 2020 election), I will focus here on three major successes of his administration. Those successes are par...

Guest columnists: What is President Donald Trumps legacy?

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