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Boston parents to Patrick: What about us?

Parents of Boston Public Schools will swarm the State House on Thursday demanding more federal money to stave off teacher layoffs - at a rally slated for the State House steps between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Tom Menino will be there, which makes sense, since one of the demands on fliers sent to parents in recent days demands legislation to let Boston raise some local taxes. Menino, meanwhile, is still threatening to send layoff notices to more than 200 teachers unless their union approves a wage freeze.

The Herald reports that parents will come equipped with Jerry Fordesque signs: "Patrick to Boston: Drop Dead!"

Read more at BPS Parents (which grew out of protests over proposed cuts at Boston Latin School).

Boston Daily crunches some BPS numbers.

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