Often at odds, Mariano and Spilka united by ballot question frustration
ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon LITERACY: Massachusetts is inching toward a major overhaul of literacy instruction that would require districts to use state-approved curricula including phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension, but some educators are wary about the top-down approach. Julian Roberts-Grmela takes a deep dive in a partnership with The Hechinger Report. OPINION: As a new health care affordability working group convened by Gov. Maura Healey begins its work behind closed doors, Paul Hattis argues that members need to use that privacy to consider politically risky ideas that could have a real impact on health care costs. Often at odds, Mariano and Spilka united by ballot question frustration February 26, 2026 By Chris Lisinski Nothing gets elected officials to set aside their differences quite like a common enemy. House Speake...