"I like what she says, [about] making the schools and school systems accessible to parents," he says.
The hot-button issue right now is how much input parents should have in union negotiations.
Currently, the Cambridge Teachers' Association is holding weekly talks with the city aimed at ironing out a new contract. O'Sullivan, who as president of the CTA represents 1000 city teachers, declined to comment on the status of the talks.
But, he said, the CTA will closely follow the School Committee race, sending out questionnaires to candidates asking them about the various issues.
Parents like Freierman say involvement in the negotiations is crucial to the educational welfare of their children.
Some of the issues at stake include "the school calendar, the length of school day, how [teacher] evaluations are carried out," he says.
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