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Learning from Oakland, CA: students crying over school closures. Administrators talking about consolidating resources and assuring high quality schools for all kids no matter where they live. Hmm.
Distress expressed by Oakland children over possibility of school closures
ktvu.com
It's a civics and budget lesson that is painful for many Oakland students.Build BPS's Jamaica Plain community mtg is TOMORROW night, 1/10, at 6pm (or 5:45pm on some PR). Hoping JP will come out to support all neighborhoods, esp those most likely to suffer under the plan.
BuildBPS / Community Engagement Events
bostonpublicschools.org
BuildBPS is seeking community input and offer transparent insight into the planning process. Build BPS will host a series of public conversations and activities aimed at creating a long-term vi...WBUR piece on departure of Regina Robinson. It reminds us that she'd also voted against the 2017 budget, selection of Tommy Chang, and abstained on closing the Mattahunt, in addition to recent vote on WRox.
A Dissenting Voice Against School Closures Loses Spot On Boston School Committee
wbur.org
During her term, Regina Robinson won a reputation as a relative maverick on a committee appointed by the mayor and known for its unanimity.Advocacy for Quality, Equity, and Transparency Within the Boston Public Schools System
Priorities for BPS Superintendent search
December 5, 2018
14 community organizations, including QUEST, have stated their priorities for the next Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. Click here
Community Groups Call on BPS to Put School Closings on Hold!
November 14, 2018
Current issues QUEST is focused on:
Facilities, Resources and School Closings
Quality education requires a commitment by the school district to the efficient, sustained, and equitable use of resources.
Privatization of Education
Public education, including its physical facilities, is a public good that should be under community control.
Student Assignment
All students should have equitable access to quality school options through a transparent and accessible system of school assignment.
ABOUT QUEST
QUEST (Quality Education for Every Student) is a volunteer grassroots organization of parents with children in Boston Public Schools. Founded in 2012, the group initially came together over concerns about the inequities of proposed changes to the BPS assignment system. We continue to ask how education policies and practices can help to dismantle past oppression, increase opportunity, and provide greater access to quality education for all.
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