When these factors are not explicitly named and acknowledged, one demonstrates a gap in understanding that racism perpetuates disproportionate outcomes for Black and Brown populations.
BPS
We Asked BPS About Its Sexual Misconduct Policies. Their Response Only Raises More Questions
“I have a problem with things being hidden, swept under the rug”
New Superintendent Skipper Responds To BPS Student Concerns
Yes, our student reporter asked about school lunches, and even got an answer
Disconnected, “Uninformed.” How BPS Students Feel About the Superintendent Search Process
“I think one of the issues the next superintendent should focus on is how to best support students, specifically academically.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: BUREAUCRATIC DYSFUNCTION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT IN BPS
A review of documents and interviews reveals a lack of record keeping that reflects a system struggling to comply with state law and reckon with the use of physical restraint
BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY GRADS FIGHT FOR REPRESENTATION IN ALUMNI GROUP
“Several alumni of color and BLA alumni have experienced discrimination and other offenses.”
EXAM SCHOOL TESTS SUSPENDED, WHILE ED SEC KEEPS ON FAILING
Exam school tests suspended, while ed sec who never passed one keeps failing.
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."
MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40
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.