QUEST asks Mayor to disavow Enroll Boston and to focus on equity and quality for all students.
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26 Boston schools at risk of being declared ‘underperforming’
Let’s look at these schools holistically, not just measuring their worth by test scores. Let’s help them succeed, not punish them for any needs they might have.
$2 million to pro-charter campaign — then Baker KO’s hotel project near donor’s office
Sure, Amos Hostetter of the Barr Foundation has been a charter supporter for a long time, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t seeking influence with his donations.
Charlie Baker’s plan allows for long school days, firing
Losing the game? Just change the rules. Charlie Baker with a new plan.
Goodbye Darkness My Old Friend: The $425K Pro-Charter Fine And Why It’s Transformative
Deeper dive into the Families for Excellent Schools campaign finance corruption.
Pro-charter school group pays state’s largest campaign finance penalty
Outing of “Billionaires for Excellent Schools”: Amos B. Hostetter of the Barr Foundation, Seth Klarman of the Klarman Family Foundation, Paul Sagan (Chairman of the State Board of Ed). Still wielding oversized influence over our schools.
Public Charter Startup Grants
Lucky Boston: “The [Walton Foundation’s] strategy is to focus grants on a limited number of districts to make significant changes in those locations”… we’re among the 13 districts on the list.
http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/grants/public-charter-startup-grants
Charter advocates seek alliance with former adversaries
For the big picture on Mass Ed Reform groups jumping into the fight for the Fair Share Amendment, which would raise $2 billion for public ed, READ THIS!
Dorchester Academy faces uncertain future
Layoff notices and students being called in to “explore other pathways to graduation”? NOW?!? Isn’t this the end of August?!?
The Urban School Stigma
“Chances are the greatest threat to urban schools isn’t a flaw in the design or execution of urban education. Instead, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy—one in which privileged families presume city schools to be failing and, in taking flight from them, bring about a real decline.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/the-urban-school-stigma/537966/