GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer 

  
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, April 22, the 113th day day of 2016 with 253 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:52 and sunset is @ 7:33. The Full “Pink Moon,” was exact @ 1:24 AM EDT. The morning stars are stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer 

Op-ed: Fair and Equitable Funding in Education by State Senator Pat Jehlen

  

In 1993, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Massachusetts has a constitutional obligation to offer all children an adequate education, regardless of the wealth of their communities. That same week, the legislature passed the Education Reform Act, which included a “foundation budget” formula to equitably fund adequate education for all.  Continue reading Op-ed: Fair and Equitable Funding in Education by State Senator Pat Jehlen