For MASSPTA

Ruth Kaplan was sworn in today to represent the MassPTA on the Massachusetts Board of Education. 

First and foremost, I wish to thank Governor Deval Patrick  for the confidence he has shown in me by making this appointment. You may have noticed that for the past two weeks, there has been a fair amount of attention paid to my appointment to the BOE, and I believe the Governor  cannot get enough credit for designing a more balanced Board of Education. I also want to thank the Board of the Massachusetts PTA for nominating me along with two other excellent candidates for this position.

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