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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.
“Most newly mobilized teachers aren’t ruling out a strike but feel it needs to be the last option on the menu."
How corporate ed reform threatens democracy
I’ve been exposing school privatization in Mass since 2008. These are my stories…
He’s a shameless mouthpiece for the businesspeople aiming to shift more public dollars toward institutions that are not accountable to taxpayers.
Unions played a supporting role, but the kids organized themselves
As one of the few writers who cover charter shenanigans, I’ve become something of a “Dear Abby” in this niche.
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
The administering teacher is to open the barf bag, insert the soiled exam, and return it as evidence.
From the Olympics to police brutality, the Hub reporters should piggyback more independent research and ideas
