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
SPECIAL FEATURE: BUREAUCRATIC DYSFUNCTION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT IN BPS
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FROM BOSTON TO WASHINGTON, POLS ATTEMPT TO GET SCHOOLS ON TRACK
Some of the many problems facing BPS and schools across the state
EXAM SCHOOL TESTS SUSPENDED, WHILE ED SEC KEEPS ON FAILING
Exam school tests suspended, while ed sec who never passed one keeps failing.
STATE WIRE: COALITION TO SAFELY REOPEN MA SCHOOLS VOICES VENTILATION CONCERNS
"Ventilation, and that minimum number of air changes per hour that is recommended by engineering experts, is really critical."
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.
HIGH SCHOOL: GET YOUR CANNABIS EDUCATION IN MASS
There are several other opportunities to learn about the medicine and industry—whether you are a physician or simply a curious consumer.
SPECIAL FEATURE: HOMEROOM HILARITY
Meet the brilliant, warped minds of Boston comedy who are teaching your children by day
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE HURRICANE CONTINUES
Luisa Mercedes, 53, is from Aibonito, a mountain municipality in Puerto Rico haunted by a local myth involving a llorona (Spanish for “crier”). She paints an apocalyptic picture of a world ravaged by wind and water: “We saw the cars under water where we were staying. We saw a light post ripped out at the root.” She’s wearing jeans and a puffer jacket zipped up to her chin.
SPECIAL FEATURE: WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY
Springfield and Holyoke in particular have had an influx of displaced Puerto Ricans, coming to stay with their families, in hotels, homeless shelters, and with friends. Beyond the question of what to do for housing as winter settles in comes the concern over employment, and more specifically, what to do for people who have licensure and years of education in their professions.
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.
