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Teachers sue to stop ballot initiative from the non-profit Stand for Children

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Teachers sue to stop ballot question

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — The state’s largest teacher union has filed a lawsuit to block a ballot question that would change the way teachers are evaluated.

Michael Flynn is one of seven plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office regarding a ballot initiative from the non-profit Stand for Children. The group sponsors the petition “An Act to Promote Excellence in the Public Schools,” which aims at recognizing teachers according to performance rather than seniority.

It’s something Flynn says a task force made up of teachers, administrators, parents and law makers have already worked on. It will be implemented over the next three years.

“The goal of it is to really improve education to support teachers and help them grow, but there is a