Author: Kirstin Beatty, Founder The MA house unanimously approved a new bill H.4642 for school literacy that replaces local control with a requirement for literacy & screening tools approved by the education commissioner, along with more student data. The house vote was unanimous despite opposition from teacher unions (because since when does the legislature listen … Read more
The following testimony was shared orally in abbreviated form at a public hearing June 2025 – starting at 1:03:54 at this video – only 2 minutes time was allowed. S463 An Act regulating screen time and technology privacy in early and K-12 education. My name is Kirstin Beatty. I formerly taught in our public schools. … Read more
Your support is needed for Mass. bill S463 which eliminates tech cross-curricular mandates and covers improving early ed & K-12: Written testimony prepared for submission to the MA legislature can be found here. You can support this bill by: Written testimony details are listed here and at the bottom of this email. Please note that … Read more
The following was provided to MA legislators in a 2021 hearing, yet the bill was killed. Through grade 12, our state standards require public school students utilize technology in nearly every subject in addition to media and computer science digital requirements. Massachusetts has a Pre-K educational writing standard requiring pre-kindergarteners use digital tools to convey … Read more