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SPECIAL FEATURE: A MODERN METCO

Written by BRENDAN MCGUIRK Posted May 29, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

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.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Charter Schools, Concord, Darren Wilson, education, lexington, Lincoln-Sudbury, METCO, Metco Inc., schools, SCOTUS, segregation, suburbs, Susan Eaton

TALK OF MORE WILDCAT TEACHER STRIKES PUTS PUBLIC ED AT THE VANGUARD OF PROTEST

Written by BRANDON SODERBERG Posted March 20, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis

“Most newly mobilized teachers aren’t ruling out a strike but feel it needs to be the last option on the menu."

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis Tagged With: Charter Schools, labor, privatization, Protest, strike, teachers, union

WHEN SLOGANS REPLACE BIRTHRIGHTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 25, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News

How corporate ed reform threatens democracy

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Beyond Boston, BPS, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, education, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, privatization, public schools

SPECIAL QUESTION 2 PRIMER: THE CHARTER THEY COME

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 26, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

I’ve been exposing school privatization in Mass since 2008. These are my stories…

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bain Capital, Bank of America, Beacon Hill, boston mayor marty walsh, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Charter Schools, Great Schools Massachusetts, James Peyser, Marty Walsh, MCAS, MTA, question 2, Robert Gallery, school choice, school privatization, Superintendent Tommy Chang

THE BOSTON GLOBE AND JOHN OLIVER: WHICH ONE IS FULL OF CRAP ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS?

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 22, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS

He’s a shameless mouthpiece for the businesspeople aiming to shift more public dollars toward institutions that are not accountable to taxpayers.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Globe, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, ed reform, education, john oliver, Last Week Tonight, Massachusetts, question 2, Save Our Public Schools

BPS STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS, MAYOR WALSH FEELING THE HEAT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 10, 2016 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS

Unions played a supporting role, but the kids organized themselves

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, BEJA, BPS, BYOP, charter cap, Charter Schools, K-12, labor, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, organizing, Protest, public education, schools, State House, teacher unions, unions, walkout

CHARTER TANK: A ROUNDUP OF ARCANE AND ONGOING ‘SCHOOL REFORM’ SNOW JOBS IN MASS AND BEYOND

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 29, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

As one of the few writers who cover charter shenanigans, I’ve become something of a “Dear Abby” in this niche.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bain Capital, Beacon Hill, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Charlie Baker, charter cap, Charter Schools, consultants, DESE, ed reform, Governor Baker, Massachusetts, school reform, teacher's unions, venture capitalists

WITH A WAR OVER CHARTER SCHOOLS RAGING IN MASS, IT HELPS TO KNOW WHO’S FULL OF SHIT

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 5, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

Baker has such little regard for traditional ed that he appointed Paul Sagan, a venture capitalist with no teaching or school administration experience, to chair the state the board of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: Boston Teachers Union, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, Commonwealth, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Teachers Association, National Week of Action on School Pushout, Paul Sagan, school privatization, venture capital

MCAS-HOLES: MASS ‘ED REFORM’ HEAVYWEIGHTS CONDESCEND ON BEACON HILL

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted June 15, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The administering teacher is to open the barf bag, insert the soiled exam, and return it as evidence.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, accountability, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, ClassDojo, DESE, General Catalyst Partners, Governor Baker, H.340, Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, MCAS, Mitchell Chester, NAGB, PARCC, Paul Sagan, venture capital

DEAR BOSTON MEDIA: PLEASE STEAL THIS ARTICLE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 9, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

From the Olympics to police brutality, the Hub reporters should piggyback more independent research and ideas

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Anchorman, bay state examiner, Bay Windows, Big Brother, Blackstonian, Boston 2024, Boston Globe, Boston Media, Boston Olympics, Boston Phoenix, Charter Schools, Deval Patrick, Dorchester Reporter, Eileen Donoghue, John Fish, Open Media Boston, police brutality, reporting, Ron Burgundy, SOMERVILLE, surveillance, William Coyne

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