“Massachusetts will continue to receive accolades for its public education system, as it enables some students to thrive. However, to be a truly great system, we must be great for all… From my time in both districts, I perceive large differences in resource allocation, especially in terms of access to classroom materials, class size, elective classes, and access to support staff such as counselors.”
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/outdated-formula-yields-not-schools/
How does this relate to BPS? Keep reading.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/02/boston_based_simplisafe_cuts_ties_to_nra
BPS parent and QUESTie Mary Battenfeld says,”[Chang] began his superintendency with a listening tour, but listening has not been very evident in how he has developed policies.”
Teachers at 2 City on a Hill charter schools vote to unionize and join the BTU. And last week Conservatory Lab announced their intention to become a Boston district school (HM charter). Signs that the tide has turned?
Chicago fighting against closure of more schools. Following the 2013 closures, “Some neighborhoods lost nearly all of their public schools, and many children were forced to attend schools far from home. Nearly 12,000 students changed schools; 88 percent of them were black, and a disproportionate number were considered ‘vulnerable.’
But it didn’t work. Even when students transferred to higher-performing schools, they experienced an achievement drop in the first year and minimal gains afterward, the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, found last year.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/opinion/save-chicago-public-schools.html
BPS parent Kristin Johnson and Schoolyard News share the bottom line re. the budget.
https://schoolyardnews.com/winners-and-losers-in-the-new-bps-budget-6c80c16c7317
2019 budget recommendations released last night.
http://baystatebanner.com/news/2018/feb/14/bps-releases-2019-budget/
Natural disasters seems to be a point of opportunity for the charter/voucher movement. New Orleans redux.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/puerto-rico-governor-seeks-charter-school-system/
Following the removal of their CEO, the Question 2 defeat and $ scandals, FES closes shop. Beware the FES avatars!
