text: To the Editor:
  Ballot Questions 1 and 2 are really designed to bring accountability to our State Legislature and our public school system standards.
  The State Legislature is supposed to use tax revenue in a judicious manner. Not allowing the State Auditor to audit them and self auditing leads to it being ranked as one of the least effective Legislatures in our Country. Talk about transparency; there is none! It exempts itself from public records laws.
  A YES vote on Question 1 would call for the State Auditor’s audit and make them accountable to the citizens of our State for the decisions they make.
  Massachusetts must have some way of accessing the knowledge that its public school students acquire over the years. We must make sure that our educational system is working to prepare students to reach their full potential. If MCAS testing is eliminated, there won’t be any set standard to make sure that students were learning the necessary skills that will help them achieve in life. Keeping it will also point out any deficiencies that need to be worked on because of the “woke” ideology being taught in schools.
  A NO vote on Question 2 would keep the MCAS and other testing assessments.
  Carole A. David