Organized by Waltham-based Alliance for Democracy, the activists are irate about a recent House vote to fund the Clean Elections Law by voluntary tax donations. On another front, former state senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Warren Tolman filed a lawsuit in federal district court Thursday morning seeking to force the legislature to fully fund the voter-approved Clean Elections Law. Slavitt's suit would hit Reilly for failing to take legal action and force full funding of the Clean Elections law. Teacher unions and other critics have repeatedly charged that the test is not an accurate or consistent measure of would-be teachers' skills. The state Department of Education has already conducted one major study that found the certification test to be reliable and valid.
Opponents say the state needs to counteract anti-MCAS teacher union ads.
Archives Today House resumes budget debate at 10 a.m. No Senate. No legislative hearings.