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Daily Update 09/02: MCAS Results & Coverage of Governor's Surgery

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Today: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

  • The Patrick-Murray Administration announced today that Massachusetts 10th graders made across-the-board gains on last year’s MCAS exam, and 84 percent of students have already met the state’s minimum testing requirements needed to earn a high school diploma on their first try. The announcement marks the earliest that MCAS results have been publicly released since the beginning of the state's testing program in 1998, providing important information to the public and sets the stage for the upcoming release of district and school results. Learn more here

In the Press:

 

 

  • Commitment to Health Care Reform – Governor Patrick announced Monday that the administration has successfully developed a plan to provide comprehensive health insurance to the 31,000 legal immigrants who were previously enrolled in Commonwealth Care and scheduled to lose their coverage because of budget reductions: “One of the most lamentable results of the state’s budget crunch is the reduction from $130 million to $40 million in funding for the health care of legal immigrants. Now, state officials have found a new insurer willing to cover at the lower amount much of the care the 31,000 immigrants would have been eligible for.” Learn more here.

 

  • Protecting Public Health – In order to address increased risk of the H1N1 virus, Governor Patrick continues to monitor the situation and work closely with state health officials and others to limit exposure. H1N1 has proven to be a particular threat among children and young adults, which is why schools may be distributing vaccinations against seasonal and swine flu that are expected to hit Massachusetts in the next several months. Learn more here.

This Week:

  • Governor Patrick underwent hip replacement surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Read related stories in the Cape Cod Times, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and the Telegram & Gazette.
  • Governor Patrick announced the administration has successfully developed a plan to provide comprehensive health insurance to the 31,000 legal immigrants who were previously enrolled in Commonwealth Care and scheduled to lose their coverage because of budget reductions. Learn more here.
  • Governor Patrick announced the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy will be held on January 19, 2010. Learn more here.
  • On Saturday, Governor Patrick attended the funeral mass for Senator Edward M. Kennedy at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
  • Governor Patrick attended the Caribbean Day Parade in Roxbury.