BOSTON – Hundreds of Boston Public Schools students climbed Beacon Hill Monday to protest proposed state education budget cuts as the Legislature's Joint Committee on Education began a marathon public hearing inside the State House, drawing heated testimony from supporters and opponents of charter schools and Common Core education standards.
The timing of the student rally didn't appear directly linked to the hearing, in which Boston Mayor Marty Walsh voiced opposition to raising the limit on charter school authorizations. Immediately after he left the hearing room, a host of reporters surrounded the mayor to ask for comments on the rally outside and the city's school budget gap.
Michael Reagan, the son of esteemed conservative President Ronald Reagan, said he is backing Ohio Gov. John Kasich's bid for the GOP nomination.
"You see many Republicans claiming the label of 'Reagan conservative' but not many whose leadership truly embodies my father's principles and spirit. Gov. John Kasich is a noteworthy exception," Reagan said in a statement.
