Following calls for Holyoke’s Michael Moriarty’s resignation from state education board, member Amanda Fernández says work to end racial injustice ‘just never ends’ MassLive.com 5 days ago Melissa Hanson, masslive.com
A month after leaders across the state called for the resignation of Massachusetts education board member Michael Moriarty over comments viewed as disparaging toward communities like Holyoke and Lawrence, fellow board member Amanda Fernández on Tuesday said the work to end racial and ethnic injustice “just never ends.”
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Moriarty, who is the executive director of the OneHolyoke community development corporation, at last month’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting made a comment about accountability in certain school districts. The board at that April 20 meeting had voted to not issue new accountability determinations and not require current juniors to take the MCAS during the ongoing COVID-19 pandem
”The last year has been incredibly difficult for students, for educators, and for parents, but the light at the end of the tunnel is now in sight,” Kontos said.
New COVID cases among 572 students, 48 staff members in past week; 0.08% of students in Massachusetts schools reported with virus
Updated May 13, 2021;
A total of 620 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Massachusetts schools, education officials said Thursday.
Those cases, detected from May 6 to 12, are among 572 students and 48 staff members who have been inside a public school building in the seven days before testing positive, according to a weekly report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The overall percentage of COVID cases in schools is low and stands at 0.08% among students and 0.04% among staffers, according to the report.
From May 3 to 9, the state-funded pooled coronavirus testing program had a positivity rate of 0.71%, according to the department. In that period, 176 districts have participated. There have been 12,763 pools processed with 91 positive results.
Board member Michael Moriarty, executive director of the OneHolyoke community development corporation, has apologized for his remarks during a discussion of the state's school accountability system, saying he "never meant to disparage people who live in Holyoke and Lawrence."
Calls grow for Michael Moriarty, state education board member from Holyoke, to resign
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Michael Moriarty of Holyoke speaks during an April 20 meeting. His comments during a discussion of the state s school and district accountability system have prompted some Lawrence officials to call for his removal from the board.
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By Katie Lannan | State House News Service
A statewide teachers union and its Lawrence local are calling for a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member to resign over comments he made at a recent meeting, days after three state lawmakers, several city officials and Congresswoman Lori Trahan also called for his removal.