Seeks consultant to design a new, more equitable system
BPS PREPARES TO DUMP—OR AT LEAST CHANGE—WEIGHTED STUDENT FUNDING
Boston Public Schools
RECKLESS DECISIONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO RUN SCHOOLS AND MAKE THEM
“There was a misunderstanding between me and my team”
FROM BOSTON TO WASHINGTON, POLS ATTEMPT TO GET SCHOOLS ON TRACK
Some of the many problems facing BPS and schools across the state
PARENTS RELEASE AN ANALYSIS OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDRAISING INEQUITIES
The group is asking that polices address the disparities the data has revealed.
SCANDALIZED TESTING: COVID-19 AND NO. 2 PENCILS
“The Defendants have imposed upon the school children of Boston a racial and ethnic classification system for entry into its most prestigious public schools.”
BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY GRADS FIGHT FOR REPRESENTATION IN ALUMNI GROUP
“Several alumni of color and BLA alumni have experienced discrimination and other offenses.”
BANKING ON SCHOOLS: PANDEMIC BEGETS PRIVATIZATION, FROM MIAMI TO MASS
“We are concerned about budgetary impacts of the current pandemic on our educators.”
FUNDAMENTAL CIVICS: HOW A BOSTON TEEN CHANGED THE WAY TEACHERS APPROACH IMMIGRATION HISTORY
“Our job as educators is to learn about our students and where they come from. We create lessons that will interest them, lessons about their life experiences."
SPECIAL FEATURE: A MODERN METCO
For more than 50 years, Metco has stood as a hallmark effort to address racial disparities in education. But for the progressive civil rights program to keep pace with the national dialogue around race, inequality, and white supremacy, stakeholders say it’s time to reexamine and recommit to Massachusetts’ once-radical program.
SUPER AGGRAVATING (AN APOLOGY COLUMN, OF SORTS)
After I’d commiserated with all kinds of student advocates and parents about the sham of a search process, in which the public was presented with three finalists out of nearly 40 applicants, I was simply shocked to see the somewhat positive reactions of so many factions and organizations following the school board’s decision.
