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TODAY, please ask your State Representative to support the Student Opportunity Act as passed by the Senate! TODAY's the day to do this as it's being debated in the House on Wednesday. Lots of info here about the act and how to keep it strong.
Support the Student Opportunity Act in the House!
Email and call your State Rep now.Superintendent Cassellius is looking to change the test used for entrance into exam schools: "It makes no sense to have a test that doesn't align to our state standards and to what our teachers are teaching."
OTR: Cassellius on demographics of exam schools
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius talks about the demographics of the school district."I’m being asked to do things, and in fact I've done things that are not best for kids. I'm leaving, I'm demoralized. I cannot do one more thing that will harm a kid in the name of going after some kind of closing of the achievement gap."
Educator: There's A Mass Teacher Exodus, Not Shortage
For years, stories about the teacher shortage have made the news in Wisconsin and around the country.Advocacy for Quality, Equity, and Transparency Within the Boston Public Schools System
Boston City Council Candidate Questionnaire on Education
September 14, 2019
The Boston Coalition for Education Equity (of which QUEST is a part) conducted a survey of City Council candidates on important education issues. 29 of 43 candidates responded to questions, including school funding, an elected School Committee, exam school admissions and pro-charter influences. Responses are here!
Please see this article from Schoolyard News for a summary of the results.
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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