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US Census Bureau: Where Are Our Teachers Going?

Teachers are leaving their jobs for other careers at a rate that has grown steadily every year in the past three years.

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Where Are Our Teachers Going?

Teachers are leaving their jobs for other careers at a rate that has grown steadily every year in the past three years.

The latest information from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics database shows that the departure rate is increasing steadily and shows no signs of slowing down.

Several research groups, such as the Learning Policy Institute, have shown a similar trend.

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FHS baseball, softball, boys tennis, and girls lacrosse post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

Baseball = Attleboro, 1 @ Franklin, 2 – Final (8 Inn.)
– Franklin senior Colby Fitzgibbons laced a two-out single into left center field to drive in Shane O’Neil as the Panthers walked off with a win over Attleboro. Fitzgibbons had two hits on the day, Steve Luttazi had an RBI, and Jake Macchi had a hit and a run scored for Franklin. Bryan Woelfel struck out 10, walked one, and scattered six hits in 6.1 innings of work. Attleboro threatened with runners on first and third in the top of the seventh but Jason Ulrickson (1.2 IP, win, 2 K) made an appearance in relief, getting a strikeout and then Attleboro was caught trying to steal home. Attleboro’s Matt Callahan (two hits) reached base four times, Alvaro Espinal had two hits and an RBI and Ryan Morry had a hit and a run scored. Eoin Kelleher allowed just four hits while striking out six.

Softball =Franklin, 4 @ Attleboro, 0 – Final
– Franklin junior Jackie Cherry struck out nine in a complete game shutout to lead the Panthers to a win on the road. Franklin scored a pair of runs in the first, built a 3-0 lead in the second and tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning. Ally Shea went 2-for-2 with an RBI and Maddie White reached base twice, scored once, and had an RBI. Franklin’s Peyton Arone helped end an Attleboro threat in the fourth, making a catch in left and getting a double play at second.

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Attleboro, 0 – Final
– Franklin freshman Liam Marr didn’t lose a game in his match and the Panthers won all five in straight sets to pick up a win on the road. Marr won 6-0, 6-0 at second singles, Rohan Herur recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win at first singles, and Saketh Saripalli won 6-1, 6-1 at third singles. The team of Tony Calderone and Shoumik Sompally prevailed 6-2, 6-1 at first doubles and Tyler DiPalma and Tyler St. Marie lost just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 decision at second doubles.

Girls Tennis = Attleboro, 3 @ Franklin, 2 – Final

For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-16-18/

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 6 @ Foxboro, 7 – Final (2 OT)

"It’s safe to say Foxboro learned its lesson from last year’s game against Franklin.The Warriors trailed 5-0 after a quarter in last year’s contest before ultimately falling 9-5. This time around, they made sure to get off to a better start.

Foxboro dominated opening frame this year, building a 4-0 lead before having to hold off a Franklin comeback, eventually pulling out a 7-6 win in double overtime to beat the Panthers.

It’s the first Hockomock League loss for the Panthers since April 2014 (11-10 in overtime to King Philip), snapping a 49-game league win streak."

Continue reading the game recap by Ryan Lanigan, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com
https://hockomocksports.com/foxboro-boys-lacrosse-snaps-franklins-league-win-streak-in-double-ot/

For a photo gallery of the game:
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20172018/Spring-2018/Franklin-Foxboro-Boys-Lacrosse-05-15-18/

Foxboro goalie Jack Addeche (left) makes a save against Franklin’s Eric Civetti in double overtime. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

Girls Lacrosse = Foxboro, 5 @ Franklin, 11 – Final –

"Franklin and Foxboro have been the dominant girls lacrosse programs in the league for several years, winning a combined 14 league titles in a row (including this spring’s Kelley-Rex and Davenport crowns) and perennially making deep state tournament runs as well.

While the two teams have shared success in the league, the head-to-head matchup has recently been one-sided. The games have typically been close, but it is Franklin that has regularly come out on top, as part of the Panthers incredible win streak against Hockomock opponents that stood at 70 games entering the yearly matchup with the Warriors on Wednesday night at Pisini Field.

This felt like a year that Foxboro could flip the script and end the Panthers’ long unbeaten run, but instead it was a familiar storyline. Annie and Erin Walsh scored four goals apiece, Franklin goalie Gianna Cameron made eight saves (six in the second half) and the Panthers pulled out an 11-5 victory."

Continue reading the game recap by Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-lacrosse-continues-hock-win-streak-against-foxboro/

For a photo gallery of the game:
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20172018/Spring-2018/Franklin-Foxboro-Girls-Lacrosse-5-16-18/

Franklin junior Annie Walsh (3) and her sister Erin each scored four goals to lift Franklin to a victory against Foxboro in a battle of league champions. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

MassBudget: Analyzing the Senate Ways and Means FY 2019 budget proposal

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May 15, 2018

Analyzing the Senate Ways and Means FY 2019 budget proposal

The Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Budget differs from the House budget only modestly: it makes somewhat larger investments in K-12 education, and provides less new funding for early education; it proposes to hold down pharmaceutical costs by allowing the Administration to negotiate rebates directly with the manufacturers, and sets a spending target; and it makes a few targeted new investments such as an initiative to improve or create accessible affordable housing units for renters with disabilities and an increase in funding for Regional Transit Authorities.

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center's latest Budget Monitor finds that, in important ways, the SWM and House Budgets are very similar. Both include several significant policy changes:

An increase in the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 23 percent of the federal credit to 30 percent. The EITC is a tax credit that primarily benefits low- and moderate-income working parents and their families. Research studies have found that in addition to encouraging people to work and helping families to make ends meet, the EITC improves health outcomes for mothers and children, and boosts children's academic performance.
An initiative proposed by the Governor to increase funding for adult mental health services and to restructure and expand the primary adult services program. The goal of these reforms is to provide more coordinated, standardized, and consistent treatment that will better align with health care systems, and will be more comprehensive, particularly for people who also have substance use disorders.
A change to the rules for Transitional Assistance removing a restriction that bars families from receiving benefits for a child conceived while the family was receiving Transitional Assistance (the SWM budget makes this change effective January 1, 2019 while the House made the change effective in FY 2020).

There was also much that the House and SWM budgets were both not able to do, given revenue constraints. For example, both fund higher education at levels that will likely lead to continued cost increases for students. State funding for public higher education in Massachusetts is down 32 percent since FY 2001, and those funding reductions have led to increases in tuition, fees, and student debt. Both budget proposals also continue to rely on temporary solutions to balance the budget in FY 2019, suggesting that fiscal challenges will continue into FY 2020.

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Celebrate the ABLE in all of us - HMEA increadABLE 5K - May 20

This event helps raise much needed funds, so we can continue to offer hope, help, and a bright future to people with autism and other developmental disabilities.

HMEA increadABLE 5K - May 20

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018

Dell EMC - 50 Constitution Blvd, Franklin, MA

RUN: Registration 8 AM - Start 9 AM

WALK: Registration 10 AM - Start 11 AM

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"confidence in the integrity of elections isn’t derived from the machines, but from the whole process"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Massachusetts voters cast ballots on paper, but that doesn’t mean the system is immune to cyberattacks – voting technology is just one piece of a puzzle.

Over the last few years, several news reports have discussed the security of American voting systems. A 2016 Wired article warned that direct-recording electronic voting machines are “scarily easy targets.” And in April, Vox reported Congress wants states to use paper ballots for security reasons. But either way, WCVB-TV reported last year that officials believe the Massachusetts voting system is not vulnerable to hacks.

That may be in part because the state is already using a paper ballot system, not the reportedly insecure e-voting machines. But more than 96 percent of the state’s precincts use optical scanning machines to tabulate votes, based on data made available by Verified Voting."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180516/how-secure-are-massachusetts-voting-systems