Teachers at 2 City on a Hill charter schools vote to unionize and join the BTU. And last week Conservatory Lab announced their intention to become a Boston district school (HM charter). Signs that the tide has turned?
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Opinion: shutting down Chicago’s public schools
Chicago fighting against closure of more schools. Following the 2013 closures, “Some neighborhoods lost nearly all of their public schools, and many children were forced to attend schools far from home. Nearly 12,000 students changed schools; 88 percent of them were black, and a disproportionate number were considered ‘vulnerable.’
But it didn’t work. Even when students transferred to higher-performing schools, they experienced an achievement drop in the first year and minimal gains afterward, the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, found last year.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/opinion/save-chicago-public-schools.html
Winners and losers in the 2018 BPS budget
BPS parent Kristin Johnson and Schoolyard News share the bottom line re. the budget.
https://schoolyardnews.com/winners-and-losers-in-the-new-bps-budget-6c80c16c7317
2018 BPS budget has modest gains, cuts to 15 schools
2019 budget recommendations released last night.
http://baystatebanner.com/news/2018/feb/14/bps-releases-2019-budget/
Governor Ricardo Rosselló: ‘Failure Is Just Not an Option Here in Puerto Rico’
Natural disasters seems to be a point of opportunity for the charter/voucher movement. New Orleans redux.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/puerto-rico-governor-seeks-charter-school-system/
Families for Excellent Schools planning to close following CEO’s firing
Following the removal of their CEO, the Question 2 defeat and $ scandals, FES closes shop. Beware the FES avatars!
Chang ousts many Greater Egleston High School teachers and its headmaster
Update on Greater Egleston. Many questions still unanswered.
Kings and Queens: A Grandmother’s Response to School Closures in Chicago
Since 2013 Chicago has closed 50 of its public schools. Here’s the story of one Chicago grandmother’s fight to save her community’s school.
Ed reform think tank declares unified enrollment dead in Boston
Unified enrollment declared dead by national ed reform group. Read this to understand the group and the national context of UE, portfolio strategy, school closings, etc.
http://baystatebanner.com/news/2018/jan/31/ed-reform-think-tank-says-unified-enrollment-stall/