Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.
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.
WELCOME BACK! LATE BUSES, FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL WOES AS BPS REOPENS
As students and teachers return to the classroom this week, Boston Public Schools faces the fallout from an audit showing financial mismanagement at nearly every school, as well as a lawsuit for gender discrimination against former high-ranking administrators.
MADISON PERKS: LONG-STRUGGLING VOCATIONAL SCHOOL PROVIDES NEW OPPS FOR STUDENTS IN TRADES
“There’s so much work here, and the workforce is minimally women. Now they know they can come here and get the percentage raised.”
STATE WIRE: BAY STATE STUDENTS SET TO TAKE A STAND ON GUN VIOLENCE
“When we have those emotional supports in school, violence outside of school is less likely to happen.”
STATE WIRE: ADVOCATES TELL LAWMAKERS TO GET THE LEAD OUT
The bill would require the replacement of lead service lines, the largest single source of lead in drinking water, to schools and daycare centers, and installation of filters on taps and fountains.
VERIZON 101: YOU CAN STOP CONGRATULATING THIS BEHEMOTH FOR ITS STUDENT IPAD PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
It’s something between ironic and nauseating that Superintendent Tommy Chang and Mayor Marty Walsh are making it look like Verizon, of all entities, is here to save the day.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE BATTLE OF FORT HILL
Boston film director Robert Patton-Spruill helped rebuild his section of Roxbury from ruin. Now he wants to sell, but his neighbors have other plans for his property.
WE INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 25 BOSTON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES ABOUT SCHOOLS
We really did sit down with 27 candidates for Boston City Council—from at-large contenders to those trying for district seats—to ask about Boston Public Schools.
