Word: roosevelted
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...Although Roosevelt wrote the Massachusetts Childhood Hunger Relief Act in 1992 and the Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Bill, signed in 1989, he says he is most proud of his most recent Education Reform...
...Roosevelt, who chairs the Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities, criticizes Weld for failing to implement the reforms listed in his bill since it was passed. As governor, Roosevelt says he would pursue the changes in education policy "much more aggressively" then Weld...
...Kids don't work hard enough. Schools don't work hard enough," Roosevelt says. "We're not challenging ourselves...
State Rep. Barbara Gardner (D-Holliston), who is vice chair of the education committee, says Roosevelt's "inclusive" approach to negotiating with the committee and his "unparalleled format" in introducing the education reforms in House sessions contributed to the bill's success...
...Roosevelt's critics have questioned how the educational reform bill will be funded, but the "no new taxes" Democrat says the state's budget of several billion dollars could be sufficient if the money was allocated correctly...