Dorchester Reporter on the BPS facilities report, incl that BPS facilities dept. soon to come under the city’s facilities dept.
http://www.dotnews.com/2017/bps-now-has-data-help-plan-rehab-facilities
Month: March 2017
Group to study return to elected Boston school board
What would an elected School Committee mean to Boston? NAACP to explore this.
The White Choice
Vouchers, tax credit scholarships, education savings accounts– moving across the South, but coming to a state near you.
http://haveyouheardblog.com/whitechoice/
When Donors Choose, Some Win and Some Lose
Parent Kristin Johnson looks at community fundraising in schools and the inequities behind this.
http://bostonpoliticaleducation.blogspot.com/2017/03/when-donors-choose-some-win-and-some.html
Cuts spur conversation on weighted school funding
Isn’t something wrong when the schools losing the most money are the ones needing the most help? “The Jackson Mann K-8 school, is a Level 4 school — one level away from triggering state receivership — is due to receive a cut of $1,006,769. Brighton High School, also at Level 4 is due a cut of $1,007,459, in the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. Those schools are at the top of a list that also includes cuts of $751,748 to the Level 4 Dever School and $190,769 at Boston Latin Academy.”
http://baystatebanner.com/news/2017/mar/08/school-officials-committee-debate-school-funding/?page=1
Quest Member Mary Battenfeld Discusses the BuildBPS Plan on Chris Lovett’s Show
Mary Battenfeld stated that “We must invest in the buildings and the communities inside them in an equitable way so schools across the city, and particularly schools that serve high populations of high needs children, are getting what they need.”
School budget plan ripped for impact on minority pupils
What’s the impact of the budget on underperforming schools which disproportionally serve students of color? Great questions and requests by the Black Educators Alliance.
Mayor: BPS closures not viable option
“Mayor: BPS closures not an option.” Thank you! Note to self–save for 2018 and beyond.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/03/mayor_bps_closures_not_viable_option
BPS’s BuildBPS Plan (pdf)
Weekend reading: BPS’s “Educational and Facilities Master Plan,” which is now on the Build BPS website.
http://www.buildbps.org/data/misc/BuildBPS_10-Year-Educational-Facilities-Master-Plan.pdf
Weak ‘Build BPS’ plan rollout angers parents
BPS Facilities Plan released. Are there actual recommendations? Why is roll out at a $200 person event?
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/03/weak_build_bps_plan_rollout_angers_parents