10/22/2026
The Malden Education Association Representative Council unanimously endorsed this resolution tonight, October 22, 2026, calling on the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to affirm her commitment to public education by doing the right thing and rejecting the federal voucher scheme.
As the first state to create a public education system, Massachusetts should have been the FIRST to reject and disavow this tired attempt to privatize education.
There is still time to do the right thing-- we urge all constituents to ask Maura Healey this question: "When will you officially and publicly reject the federal voucher scheme?"
TEXT OF RESOLUTION FOR SCREEN READERS:
"Whereas, the Malden Education Association represents the union educators of Malden Public Schools and affirms its commitment to educating all students in public schools;
Whereas, public funds are to be used for acquiring goods and services that meet the needs of the community, ensuring that resources are allocated to benefit all members collectively;
Whereas, the use of public funds to subsidize private education undermines the Massachusetts State Constitutional mandate “to provide the resources for quality public education and affordable public colleges and universities”;
Whereas, the governor of a state holds the responsibility to manage public funding appropriately for all public entities;
Whereas, the history of school vouchers is rife with examples of inequity, corruption, and exclusion of vulnerable groups of students;
Whereas, the “Education Freedom Tax Credit” and similar programs disproportionately subsidize tuition for families already enrolled in private school;
Whereas, the families of disabled students targeted by “school choice” messaging are regularly excluded from the private institution of their choosing even with voucher funding;
Whereas, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is already in a public funding crisis;
Whereas, voucher schemes are shown to reduce public school funding by up to 12% causing school closures, layoffs, and service cuts in both rural and urban districts;
BE IT SO RESOLVED that the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, should officially and publicly reject the “Education Freedom Tax Credit” scheme and affirm her commitment to public education."
